Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread Alec Wright
On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 23:25 +0100, James Grabham wrote: > Alec Wright wrote: > > Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it? > > > > > > > > > As in the hardware? > > I would expect that would void the warranty Yes, as in the hardware. But no, it wouldn't. Dell

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread James Grabham
Alec Wright wrote: > Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it? > > > > As in the hardware? I would expect that would void the warranty -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread Alec Wright
Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it? On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 15:16 +0100, Nik Butler wrote: > [ SALES PITCH ] > > As many may already be aware Dell will be shipping Ubuntu preinstalled > kit to the UK market. > > I am ( to the best of my knowledge ) uniquely po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread alan c
John Dow wrote: > On 8/7/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hit the 'report spam' button in gmail... >> >> I'm interested in getting a new desktop for/in september so count me >> in on this - does the offer extend to monitors and accessories when >> buying as well? I've only got my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread Josh Blacker
On 8/8/07, John Dow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ditto. Although one area of interest to me is the onboard modem - does this > mean Dell will be doing away with gawdawful "winmodems" and including a > "proper" one? > > John > Looking at the US Dells, can't see a modem option at all on the deskto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread John Dow
On 8/7/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hit the 'report spam' button in gmail... > > I'm interested in getting a new desktop for/in september so count me > in on this - does the offer extend to monitors and accessories when > buying as well? I've only got my laptop at the moment so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread Matthew Larsen
I'l take my chances buying on my own thanks... On 08/08/07, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 21:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > > count me > > in on this > > Me too! :) I'm after a desktop. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-08 Thread Darren Mansell
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 21:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > count me > in on this Me too! :) I'm after a desktop. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-07 Thread Josh Blacker
Hit the 'report spam' button in gmail... I'm interested in getting a new desktop for/in september so count me in on this - does the offer extend to monitors and accessories when buying as well? I've only got my laptop at the moment so no peripherals. Cheers, On 8/7/07, Nik Butler <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-07 Thread alan c
Nik Butler wrote: > [ SALES PITCH ] > > As many may already be aware Dell will be shipping Ubuntu preinstalled > kit to the UK market. > > I am ( to the best of my knowledge ) uniquely positioned to have a very > long term working and purchasing arrangement with Dell on behalf of all > my custom

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-07 Thread Mark Harrison
Nik, Thanks for making this offer. I'm not in the slightest opposed to you making a percentage if it means that I (we?) get a cheaper price than I could have gotten by going direct. One of the things I found irritating about the US Dell offer was that the PCs were the same price, whether they

[ubuntu-uk] [SALES PITCH ]Dell hardware and Ubuntu.

2007-08-07 Thread Nik Butler
[ SALES PITCH ] As many may already be aware Dell will be shipping Ubuntu preinstalled kit to the UK market. I am ( to the best of my knowledge ) uniquely positioned to have a very long term working and purchasing arrangement with Dell on behalf of all my customers. Depending on the models and v