Dell last week began selling low-cost Linux PCs to enterprise and consumer customers. They just have to be in China to get a hold of the machines.

Dell began offering Dell Dimension C51-n machines with Athlon64 3200 CPUs, a 17-inch LCD monitor, and a pre-loaded Linux operating system for 2,999 Chinese yuan (around $517 U.S.). Dell would not say what version of Linux it will offer on the machines.

Dell appears to be trying to upstage China-based Lenovo, the former PC/laptop division of IBM, which was sold off in 2004. Lenovo currently offers no low-cost Linux machines in China.

This is all fine and good, some stateside desktop Linux enthusiasts may say, but what about us?

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