Acer did not install the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but the company is
installing a different version of the open-source operating system on some notebooks, local dealers said.
Memory World. is selling an Aspire 5107Z notebook with Ubuntu installed. Priced at S$999 ($660), it comes with a 1.73GHz Intel Corp. Core
Duo processor, a 15.4-inch screen, 1G byte of DDR2 (double data rate 2) memory, an 80G-byte hard disk, and a one-year international
warranty.
While Memory World's offer has attracted attention outside Singapore for the use of Ubuntu on a notebook, Acer did not ship
these notebooks with the Linux distribution preinstalled, said Ignatius Beh, a Memory World sales executive.
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