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$131.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i bought this camera so that i could actually use it with ubuntu linux (8.10 intrepid) & not a mac.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
runs flawlessly on gentoo linux kernel 2.6.25 (shows up as a v4l2 device).
from desmvp, www.newegg.com
pros: this web cam is awesome i have been using it on linux and it worked right out of the box.
from Jacob, www.newegg.com
pros: works great in linux.
from www.amazon.com
in fact, it's the easiest webcam i've ever installed, on xp (windows xp pro sp3), and on linux (fedora 8 and fedora 9).

Positives: Easy To Use, Good Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LINUX

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Fremont, CA, clickfrom.buy.com
it is one of the best webcams i have owned; the colors are balanced and neutral, it performs extremely well in low-light conditions, and it works without drivers on linux and vista (uvc compatible).
from Sean from Morrisville, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
true plug-and-play under ubuntu linux 8.04.
from A Customer from Fremont, CA, clickfrom.buy.com
i got this during the $40 rebate deal, and it is one of the best webcams i have owned; the colors are balanced and neutral, it performs extremely well in low-light conditions, and it works without
from www.newegg.com
pros: works with linux using the uvcdriver.
from BruceBanner, www.newegg.com
pros: it is easy to setup with linux.

Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for LINUX

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
works great with skype in linux(ubuntu 9.04), vista & windows 7 rc.
from Gotit, www.newegg.com
using on linux ubuntu 8.04 without any problems.
from Bryan, www.newegg.com
pros: great linux performance, great price for this level of image quality cons: none other thoughts: this cam probably has one of the best quality images out there regardless of price.

Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Use, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LINUX

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from www.datavis.com
another thing i don't like is the lack of gnu/linux support.
from www.amazon.com
i had previously checked out the linux uvc webcam [...]which might work, and this seemed like the 2007 model that is mentioned in the list.
from www.amazon.com
the only defect is the lack of software for linux type os in the package.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: runs fine under linux (kubuntu 8.10).
from A Customer from Claremont, NH, clickfrom.buy.com
works well in mswindows and linux.

Positives: Great Performance, Easy To Use, Great Picture Quality

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for LINUX

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from Jimmy from Boston, MA, clickfrom.buy.com
i'm glad that this works with linux; i checked before buying it but it's hard to be sure (sometimes new versions have the same model number/name).
from dAvId from Palo Alto, California, clickfrom.buy.com
it's easy to install on window xp though i have not try to install it on linux (ubuntu) yet.
from A Customer from denver co, clickfrom.buy.com
decent camera but do not expect to use it with linux or mac.
from www.amazon.com
terrible driver support(no vista or linux support).