=/… my mobile network will give me a free Netbook… I've been looking at the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - but I can choose from XP of Ubuntu… the Ubuntu is more high-priced, so does that mean it's a superior Netbook ??

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Purchase the Dell net book, because it can be hacked to convert over to a Macintosh net book. I'm not kidding. Look it up. It's very easy, too. Anyone can do it. Let me find you the article. It's wicked!

p.s. Since you're saving for an iMac, check out the link below. Tell me if I'm lying. I'm not. I'm a Mac user. I wouldn't lie to another Mac user. You can convert the thing. I'm not joking. It doesn't take a genius either. Imagine? A Mac Net Book? It's the bomb.

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Ubuntu is good, but when it comes to getting software for it. that can be very costly too. i advocate xp, because there are more resources for it than ubuntu and xp programs and applications come at a much more reasonably price than Linux software.
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If the specs are the same, get the XP. Then you could download Ubuntu for free from their site. Something doesn't seem right about that though.

Edit: I'm not sure what the person above me is talking about, but all Ubuntu software is free. 100%.

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Xp is more well known and evey software that you want you can get it for XP. with ubuntu its a little dificult but it offers more security than XP as a standalone OS
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That doesn't make sense the one with the Ubuntu must have better hardware since Ubuntu is free while XP is not.
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get the inspiron. It looks superior, and it has a better graphics card(i think)