2009/3/10 Michael G Fletcher :
> Great stuff!
>
> Out of interest, how much did they credit you?
£62.82+VAT!
The laptop cost £399 (including VAT).
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On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Andrew Turner wrote:
> 2009/3/8 Michael G Fletcher :
>> Andrew, not sure if you have tried yet, but I have a friend that
>> bought a Dell and had no trouble getting a refund [1] :-)
>>
>> Good Luck
>> --Michael
>>
>> [1] http://www.ducklight.net/node/42
>
> Michae
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:54 PM, James Milligan wrote:
> Also the UK hasn't conformed to the EU metric system - 'we' still use
> imperial measurments.
You've lost me there... it's still illegal to not display a metric
weight on goods being sold, I believe... last autumn the government
announced t
On 10/03/2009 10:09, Andrew Turner wrote:
> 2009/3/8 Michael G Fletcher:
>
>> Andrew, not sure if you have tried yet, but I have a friend that
>> bought a Dell and had no trouble getting a refund [1] :-)
>>
>> Good Luck
>> --Michael
>>
>> [1] http://www.ducklight.net/node/42
>>
>
> Michae
2009/3/8 Michael G Fletcher :
> Andrew, not sure if you have tried yet, but I have a friend that
> bought a Dell and had no trouble getting a refund [1] :-)
>
> Good Luck
> --Michael
>
> [1] http://www.ducklight.net/node/42
Michael,
Thanks for the link.
After confirming to Dell UK Customer Servi
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Andrew Turner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just got myself one of the new Dell Inspiron 15 laptops (unfortunately
> with Vista - they no longer do the Ubuntu pre-installed 1525). Thought
> I'd let the list know that Intrepid runs out out the box with no
> problems (wireless,
Matt Jones wrote:
> Dell build has improved recently, apart from the odd cockup. I have a
> vostro 1400 that I have had for quite a while now, compared to the
> 640m I had before (Smaller inspiron 6400), it is much better. The base
Yeah, I've got an Inspiron 1520 which is rock-solid, has been trun
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 22:49 +, Alec Wright wrote:
> I bought an inspiron 6400 with ubuntu preloaded back in the ubuntu
> feisty days (about 1.5 years ago). I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree
> - their build quality is poor, as is their support. I'm not going to
> deny that my laptop does take a
>> Dell build has improved recently, apart from the odd cockup. I have a
>> vostro 1400 that I have had for quite a while now,
As I said in my original post, the build quality of my new Inspiron 15
is very good. Admittedly I've only had it 2 days, but it feels very
solid. Unlike my old Evesham, on
2009/3/4 Matt Jones :
> Dell build has improved recently, apart from the odd cockup. I have a
> vostro 1400 that I have had for quite a while now,
I thought the Vostro range were quite recent? So it can't be /that/ old.
> The
> build still isn't quite as good as my thinkpad, but isn't that far
>
2009/3/4 Matt Jones :
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:54 PM, James Milligan wrote:
>> Wow that's had a beating!
You're not wrong there! :-o
I do think that apart from the benefits of SSDs in laptops, once the
price:capacity ratio is a bit better, that there is a market for
armoured laptops. Not as m
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:54 PM, James Milligan wrote:
> Wow that's had a beating!
>
> Also the UK hasn't conformed to the EU metric system - 'we' still use
> imperial measurments.
>
> Dell build quality is awful. The repair shop I work at gets more Dell
> PCs than anything. I haven't dealt with s
Wow that's had a beating!
Also the UK hasn't conformed to the EU metric system - 'we' still use
imperial measurments.
Dell build quality is awful. The repair shop I work at gets more Dell
PCs than anything. I haven't dealt with support yet, thank God!
James
On 4 Mar 2009, at 22:49, Alec Wri
I bought an inspiron 6400 with ubuntu preloaded back in the ubuntu
feisty days (about 1.5 years ago). I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree
- their build quality is poor, as is their support. I'm not going to
deny that my laptop does take a bit of a beating being carried to and
from school every day,
It is a real shame that Dell no longer sell the 1525 with Ubuntu. I
bought one for a friend and she loves it. Now it is either a mini laptop
or a much more powerful one, with the mini one being about the same
price as the old 1525.
Also, off topic, why has Dell gone all American on their UK sit
2009/3/4 Josh Holland :
> On 04/03/2009 13:31, Andrew Turner wrote:
>> That's true. If the OEM version of Vista is tied into a particular set
>> of hardware, can I run it in a virtual machine? I don't want to dual
>> boot this shiny new machine ;)
>
> I'm pretty sure that is explicitly forbidden in
On 04/03/2009 13:31, Andrew Turner wrote:
> That's true. If the OEM version of Vista is tied into a particular set
> of hardware, can I run it in a virtual machine? I don't want to dual
> boot this shiny new machine ;)
I'm pretty sure that is explicitly forbidden in the EULA. Not 100%
though.
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On 04/03/2009 13:31, Andrew Turner wrote:
>> You could use it yourself for testing. For example tools like wubi
>> (windows ubuntu installer) and the live installer which allows
>> migration of data from Windows partitions to Linux partitions could
>> all do with testing :)
>>
>
> That's true
2009/3/4 Andrew Turner :
>> You could use it yourself for testing. For example tools like wubi
>> (windows ubuntu installer) and the live installer which allows
>> migration of data from Windows partitions to Linux partitions could
>> all do with testing :)
>
> That's true. If the OEM version of Vi
> You could use it yourself for testing. For example tools like wubi
> (windows ubuntu installer) and the live installer which allows
> migration of data from Windows partitions to Linux partitions could
> all do with testing :)
That's true. If the OEM version of Vista is tied into a particular se
2009/3/4 Andrew Turner :
>> Nope, unfortunately OEM Windows licences are tied to the machine.
>> You'll often find that OEM keys on branded (i.e. Dell, IBM, Acer etc)
>> machines don't work anyway when used with a normal Windows disc.
>
> In that case, is there an Ubuntu testing team that would be
> Nope, unfortunately OEM Windows licences are tied to the machine.
> You'll often find that OEM keys on branded (i.e. Dell, IBM, Acer etc)
> machines don't work anyway when used with a normal Windows disc.
In that case, is there an Ubuntu testing team that would be able to
put it to good use?
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Andrew Turner wrote:
> Do you know if the EULA allows me to resell it?
>
Nope, unfortunately OEM Windows licences are tied to the machine.
You'll often find that OEM keys on branded (i.e. Dell, IBM, Acer etc)
machines don't work anyway when used with a normal Windows disc.
The only versions
Andrew Turner wrote:
> Do you know if the EULA allows me to resell it?
Good lord, no! It doesn't belong to you: it belongs to Steve Balmer;
he's just letting you borrow it, and you musn't mess with it, copy it,
sell it or breathe on it heavily!
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Sean Miller wrote:
> Deflation in the PC market is alarming. Laptops at £250 in Tesco,
> what's that about?
Guess it's about the marginal cost per chip when you're producing n*10^6
chips, and the cost of labour in Malaysia?
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Do you know if the EULA allows me to resell it?
2009/3/4 Sean Miller :
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Jason Liquorish wrote:
>> This is exactly what I got told for my HP laptop, and when I rang MS I
>> got told it was HPs problem. Unless you have the time and patients to
>> take this as far as
Jason Liquorish wrote:
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> mac wrote:
>
>> Jon Reynolds wrote:
>>
>>> Well I will be very interested to see how you get on with this, if you
>>> follow it up.
>>>
>> Yes, indeed, do let us know. You may have to go back to Microsoft,
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Jason Liquorish wrote:
> This is exactly what I got told for my HP laptop, and when I rang MS I
> got told it was HPs problem. Unless you have the time and patients to
> take this as far as possible and you document you removing XP etc. then
> unfortunately I doubt
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mac wrote:
> Jon Reynolds wrote:
>> Well I will be very interested to see how you get on with this, if you
>> follow it up.
>
> Yes, indeed, do let us know. You may have to go back to Microsoft,
> though: I've certainly seen reports that when peop
Jon Reynolds wrote:
> Well I will be very interested to see how you get on with this, if you follow
> it up.
Yes, indeed, do let us know. You may have to go back to Microsoft,
though: I've certainly seen reports that when people have tried to get
refunds from PC or laptop makers/suppliers, th
Well I will be very interested to see how you get on with this, if you follow
it up.
Jon
On Wed 04/03/09 08:44 , Andrew Turner acturne...@gmail.com sent:
> Just found this in the EULA:-
>
> "By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not
> acceptthem, do not use the software. In
Andrew Turner wrote:
> Just found this in the EULA:-
>
> "By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not accept
> them, do not use the software. Instead, return it to the retailer for
> a refund or credit. If you cannot obtain a refund there, contact
> Microsoft or the Microsoft affil
Just found this in the EULA:-
"By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not accept
them, do not use the software. Instead, return it to the retailer for
a refund or credit. If you cannot obtain a refund there, contact
Microsoft or the Microsoft affiliate serving your country for
in
Ha! I will be amazed if that is true!
Jon
On Wed 04/03/09 08:12 , Andrew Turner acturne...@gmail.com sent:
>
> I seem to remember a thread a while back about getting a refund from
> Microsoft for unwanted OEM copies of Windows - can anyone enlighten
> me?
>
> Andrew
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Hello,
Just got myself one of the new Dell Inspiron 15 laptops (unfortunately
with Vista - they no longer do the Ubuntu pre-installed 1525). Thought
I'd let the list know that Intrepid runs out out the box with no
problems (wireless, bluetooth, compiz etc all work without any
configuration).
I se
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