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Asus Begins Shipping Three Eee PC Models with Ubuntu

By MaximumPC, published 06-03-2011

Let’s rewind to the beginning of the netbook revolution (or shall we say bubble). It was a time when everyone felt Linux was finally going to take off in a big way. The open-source operating system may have failed to ride the netbook wave, but it still holds a key advantage over Windows where price is concerned. This is what briefly placed it in the driver’s seat of the netbook bandwagon.  Now that netbooks are under serious pressure from tablets and price is an even more significant consideration for vendors, Asus has once again turned to Linux. It has decide to ship three Eee PC models with Ubuntu 10.10 pre-installed on them.  The Eee PC 1001PXD, 1011PX and 1015PX are the three models that Asus began shipping with Ubuntu 10.10 from June 1, 2011. According to a press re...