Matthew Larsen wrote:
> At least its a start!
>
> On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
>> Fiesty on it yourself...
>>
Think of the grief you'll save yourself by not buying the Vista
machine... Micro$oft's
Remember that there's no costs involved in maintaining an Ubuntu machine -
no AV software to pay for, no copy of MS Office to buy, and support is free
and very good online (so long as your problem doesn't preclude internet
access!), so even though you may come up with indentical prices at point of
On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I went direct to Dell's website, and compared an Inspiron E1505N laptop
> (the Linux version) with an MS E1505.
>
> At first glance, the Linux version is cheaper, until you realise, it's
> only got half the RAM and onboard graphics. Add those to the
On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 15:07 +0100, LeeUKHA wrote:
> But it is about the price, Mr. Average isn't going to try this 'new
> Ubuntu thing' if it's going to cost him an extra $29 on top of the price
> of his new Dell... If it's $50 cheaper, he'll sure as hell think about
> it... and the more you ge
On Saturday 26 May 2007 15:03, LeeUKHA wrote:
> I went direct to Dell's website, and compared an Inspiron E1505N laptop
> (the Linux version) with an MS E1505.
>
> At first glance, the Linux version is cheaper, until you realise, it's
> only got half the RAM and onboard graphics. Add those to the
>> Why bother?
>>
>> I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
>>
>> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
>> Fiesty on it yourself...
>>
>> Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69
>> more expensive...
On 5/26/07, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Robin
You've a number of alternatives - as always - and it depends on what you
got
to spend.
Firstly, looking at the mains supply. If you're in such an en-lightening
area, unless your place is on top of a hill, I would have thought you'd
wa
>> I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
>>
>> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
>> Fiesty on it yourself...
>>
>> Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69
>> more expensive... I really despair
Hi Robin
You've a number of alternatives - as always - and it depends on what you got
to spend.
Firstly, looking at the mains supply. If you're in such an en-lightening
area, unless your place is on top of a hill, I would have thought you'd want
to protect everything, so get an electrician to in
not spam, dave was asking about upgrading in a separate e-mail thread.
Regards,
On 26/05/07, Gregory Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
> >thanks all...giving it a go David.
>
> Is this spam?
>
> >AOL now offers free email to everyone. Fi
At least its a start!
On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
>
> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
> Fiesty on it yourself...
>
> Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a fr
On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 11:28 +0100, LeeUKHA wrote:
> Why bother?
>
> I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
>
> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
> Fiesty on it yourself...
>
> Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a fre
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>thanks all...giving it a go David.
Is this spam?
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On Saturday 26 May 2007 11:31, LeeUKHA wrote:
> I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
>
> It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
> Fiesty on it yourself...
>
> Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69
>
I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
Fiesty on it yourself...
Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69
more expensive... I really despair sometimes
Lee
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thanks all...giving it a go? David.
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Why bother?
I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is
It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install
Fiesty on it yourself...
Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69
more expensive... I really despair sometim
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