Holiday greetings

Holiday greetings
I mentioned, sort of in passing last week the possibility of my upgrading notebook computers.  Well that came to pass.  Thanks to the...

Dell Computers offers latest Ubuntu Linux Laptops / Notebook Computers
One of the world's biggest computer and laptop manufacturers - Dell - has announced that as part of its corporate growth strategy - that it has begun installing Ubuntu 7.10 / Gutsy Gibbon, on its Dell consumer Linux PCs in the United States and will also make it available on the Inspiron

im thinking of buying a used dell 1505 is it a decent laptop?
...the seller is asking 300 for it. im just gonna use it as back up pc and when i go to trips out of town.

Dell picks Carrefour for PC sales in France and Spain (Reuters)
Reuters - Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said on Tuesday it had picked Carrefour , the world's second biggest retailer, to distribute its notebook and desktop PCs in France, Spain and Belgium.

Samsonite Proteo Slim Top-Loading Laptop Case $36.99 -
$10 off first time google checkout users.--Foam Encased Spring protection, hugs and protects notebook computers;

Keep Selling the Cheap Laptop, Supporter Urges (PC World)
PC World - As commercial sales of One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop close Monday, a user tracking the nonprofit effort said continued commercial availability of the laptop could benefit OLPC's nonprofit effort, the XO manufacturer and children using it as a learning tool.