Asus Begins Shipping Three Eee PC Models with Ubuntu

Posted 06/03/2011 at 7:12am | by Pulkit Chandna

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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 release issued by Canonical, the company responsible for Ubuntu, more Eee PC models running its distro are on the way “and will be made available throughout the year.”

“Many businesses are turning to Ubuntu as they look for a cost-effective, proven, and easy to use and manage operating system that can be delivered on business-quality laptops,” Chris Kenyon, VP OEM Services at Canonical. “We expect the slim form factor and great design of Eee PC, combined with the great performance delivered with Ubuntu, to produce a real performer in the marketplace.”

But it’s strange that Asus has opted for Ubuntu 10.10, even though the latest version of this popular Linux distro (version 11.04) came out in April.