> From: Paul Broadhead
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell mini 10v costs more with Ubuntu than
> Alan Pope wrote:
>
>> As I understand it (i.e. this may be factually inaccurate) any OEM
>> wishing to sell Ubuntu branded as Ubuntu needs to pay a license to
>> Canonical for the use of the trademarked
2009/3/25 Matt Jones :
> In the past, that opinion was fairly valid. Now, the celerons are
> actually quite speedy little chips, espescially for an Ubuntu box that
> is going to run web/openoffice/music all day. As for recommending a
> Via over the current (Dual core) celerons, they are quite a lon
2009/3/26 Dave Morley :
> Looking at the hardware, you're looking at about 110-130 plus 20 for
> national delivery plus a bit for you so lets say 180 a unit-ish.
You're in the area I'm looking at... but my raw costs are higher than
130, and I thought I'd sourced everything pretty cheaply. If you c
2009/3/25 Rob Beard :
> On 25/03/2009 11:47, Eddie Bernard wrote:
>> Do you think I might do better offering this machine with a 250GB
>> drive? Just wondering how much space a customer might need these
>> days...
>
> You might be worth offering a 250GB drive if the c
2009/3/25 Jamie Bennett :
> Steve Cook wrote:
>> Here's your competition http://efficientpc.co.uk/
>
> The Wraith, same system with 2gb of ram - Ł232.61. Nice looking little system
> there.
Great - I can definitely beat that and by some way. I can't tell
whether this machine at this price includes
2009/3/25 Rob Beard :
> On 25/03/2009 10:24, Jamie Bennett wrote:
>> Rob Beard wrote:
>>
I'm looking to offer a base unit, 2GHz dual core Celeron (E1400) with
2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM, and a 150GB SATA hdd. Graphics, sound and
ethernet are onboard. Like I said, I would install Ubuntu 8.
2009/3/25 Alan Pope :
> Hi Eddie,
>
> I don't believe you're breaking any "rules" as such on this mailing
> list. I personally think we should foster and encourage UK based
> companies/individuals who seek to supply Ubuntu based computers. I'd
> like to see more of this kind of discussion.
Hi Alan
Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:
> Surely for the average user a LTS version would be better, such as 8.04?
> Development versions and upgrades could raise severe antagonisms to you.
Fair cop, glad you pointed that out. I need to curb my enthusiasm for
always wanting to be on the bleeding edge...
Eddie
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Good morning everyone
First off, a declaration of interest, I'm in business selling desktop
PCs. However, to avoid accusations of spamming, I won't give further
details (unless you actually want them!)
My reason for contacting you all is a sort of market research, if
you'll be kind enough to allo
