Hayward
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join:2000-07-13
Key West, FL
| reply to chrisretusn
Re: OK trying to convince a complete NEWBE for a PC
Well now a moot question... they were in Miami and went to Best Buy or somewhere and bought another bloated DOZE machine. 
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chrisretusn
Retired
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join:2007-08-13
Philippines | Awe man, what a shame.
Vista, with Office? |
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Eatmeingreek
Gentard
join:2001-06-29
San Francisco, CA | Let me know if you find a machine without Vista at any price in any bricks-and-mortar store. |
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No_Strings
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-22
The OC
| It's even difficult to do online. My wife's PC, the innards of which were my old, old cast-offs (anyone remember Rambus?), went TU the other day and I didn't have time to build a proper one. Ordered a cheap Dell and couldn't get one with XP.
So far, my impressions of Vista are mixed. Mostly, it's like making love to an alien - all the same parts, just in different places. |
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Hayward
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join:2000-07-13
Key West, FL
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May 5th, @01:38AM
| reply to Eatmeingreek
Actually Dell is one of the few building ground up Linux machines... and so far very few.... Insperon 1525 N is the laptop version. Hopefully though it will catch on, and they will offer more diversity.
As they build their own machines vs some others that just stip (you are still paying for) WIN, and installing Linux.
The Ubuntu 1525N was a good $150 cheaper than the equivalently equipent WIN machine, plus no BS (nearly all TRIAL, not real) crapware, AOhelL, etc., just rock solid upper end euiv aps like GIMP, Open Office, and of course be what you want Firefox, not what THEY want INTERNET EXPLODER, etc.
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Eatmeingreek
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San Francisco, CA
| said by Hayward  :Actually Dell is one of the few building ground up Linux machines... I know. I'm writing this on an Insipidron 1505N. That's why I specified "bricks-and-mortar store."
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