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Gareth 23-08-2005 17:36
Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Just browsing ebuyer and saw this on the homepage... thought I'd share it here:

***Amazing Price*** eSys ePC Celeron-D 315 2.26GHz 256MB 40GB CD LAN Mandrake V9.2 + Open Office Software

Quickfind code: 89079

£127.64
£149.98 inc VAT

Apparently this offer ends on Wednesday at 5pm. I know it's not high spec, but for £150 I wouldn't have expected very much.

makikomi 23-08-2005 18:12
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Sounds like an excellent buy for anyone that wants a basic PC!

Tristan 23-08-2005 18:17
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
They're now offering PCs preloaded with Linux? That's great news! No more Windows Tax!

Russ 23-08-2005 18:22
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Hmmm, with Mandrake - that's enough to put me right off.

Raistlin 23-08-2005 18:25
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Hmm.....

The spec on that is better than the box that runs my server at the moment.....for £150 I might have to get one :)

Tristan 23-08-2005 18:37
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ D
Hmmm, with Mandrake - that's enough to put me right off.
Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse etc are all just a download away....

Strzelecki 23-08-2005 19:22
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Savastore (aka Watford Electronics) do a similar system for £140 here http://www.savastore.com/productinfo...07&rstrat=3122
May get one to replace my aging server!

Richard M 23-08-2005 21:06
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Thanks Gareth, just what I was looking for! :)

Russ 24-08-2005 14:30
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan
Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse etc are all just a download away....
Nuff said!

Until they get a more user-friendly OS on there, I wouldn't be interested. I suppose I could buy 98SE on ebay then get XP upgrade on the cheap but that seems like too much of a potch for my liking.

nibbles 24-08-2005 14:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ D
Until they get a more user-friendly OS on there
user-friendly in what context??

philip.j.fry 24-08-2005 15:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nibbles
user-friendly in what context??
giving out love and cuddles?

Russ 24-08-2005 15:09
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nibbles
user-friendly in what context??
You know......easy to use, compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it etc

Gareth 24-08-2005 16:16
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ D
You know......easy to use, compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it etc
...but it comes with Madrake already installed for you :shrug: ;)

Russ 24-08-2005 19:18
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
So which bit of 'compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it' didn't you get?? :D ;) :angel:

Tristan 24-08-2005 21:04
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ D
So which bit of 'compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it' didn't you get?? :D ;) :angel:
Out of curiousity, have you actually tried an up-to-date Linux distro? (And I mean newer than Mandrake 9).

Both Ubuntu and Fedora automatically installed drivers for my sound card, onboard sound, video card, TV card, wireless network card, ethernet card and printer.

Of those, Windows XP picked up the printer, but only installed a crappy Windows driver (vastly inferior to the official HP ones included with every Linux distribution) and the video card, but only with 2D drivers (Ubuntu included the official Nvidia ones).

Difficulty in obtaining drivers in Linux is a bit of a myth -- one might even call it FUD -- from the same group who like to say that everyday users have to (re)compile kernels and/or programmes themselves. This isn't 1999 any more -- Linux is a great, easy to install, easy to use OS, and it gets better with every (free, optional, six-monthly) release.

So go on, be brave and give Ubuntu a shot. Who knows, you might even like it...

Russ 24-08-2005 21:15
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
I've never used anything other than Windows but that's more down to my being safe in the knowledge that anything I install on my machine will be compatible.

Strzelecki 24-08-2005 21:31
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Hmm, so you've never had a piece of hardware that came with poor drivers, wouldn't install or function properly, had software that crashed straight after an install or used Windows ME then? Mind you if you have something that works then why change it? You'd only do that if you had to change something and it didn't work, then you might consider and OS change to get it to work. Personally I use Linux (Suse and on this laptop I'm posting on, Ubuntu) a lot more than Windows. I only use XP really to play some games like Battlefield. There will always be a debate, nearly all OS's have their plus points and negative ones too. But I'm sticking with Linux, does everything I need and I don't have to pay for wat I can't afford.

Russ 24-08-2005 21:45
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Strzelecki
Hmm, so you've never had a piece of hardware that came with poor drivers, wouldn't install or function properly, had software that crashed straight after an install or used Windows ME then?
No, XP has always been fine for me. :D

Richard M 25-08-2005 01:44
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Brainwashed then eh?

bob_builder 25-08-2005 08:28
Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan
So go on, be brave and give Ubuntu a shot. Who knows, you might even like it...
What about RedHat, is that not any good any more?


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