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.

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

Sounds like an excellent buy for anyone that wants a basic PC!

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

They're now offering PCs preloaded with Linux? That's great news! No more Windows Tax!

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Hmmm, with Mandrake - that's enough to put me right off.

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

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 :)

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse etc are all just a download away....

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!

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

Thanks Gareth, just what I was looking for! :)

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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.

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

user-friendly in what context??

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

giving out love and cuddles?

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You know......easy to use, compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it etc

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...but it comes with Madrake already installed for you :shrug: ;)

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So which bit of 'compatible with just about everything I'd want to put on it' didn't you get?? :D ;) :angel:

Re: Mucho Cheapo PC @ ebuyer!!!
 

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...