HP unveils Linux-based laptop
Sun to unveil a new laptop that comes preloaded with SuSE Linux, making it the first major laptop manufacturer to put forth such an offer.
The HP Compaq Business Notebook nx5000, which costs $1,199, has an Intel Pentium M processor and wireless technology. It can be ordered preloaded with SuSE Linux and OpenOffice, and it is already available with Windows.
The announcement is expected at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, but HP has already posted information about the Linux-based laptop on its Web site. Other vendors are expected to follow suit in the near future.
HP already sells PCs using Linux from MandrakeSoft and Turbolinux, but the way was cleared for SuSE as well through a March deal with Novell.