Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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) cel
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
Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 2009/3/25 Jamie Bennett :
>> Steve Cook wrote:
>>> Here's your competition http://efficientpc.co.uk/
>>
>> The Wraith, same system with 2gb of ram - £232.61. Nice looking little system
>> there.
>
> Great - I can definitely beat that and by some way. I can't tell
> whether t
--- On Thu, 26/3/09, Eddie Bernard wrote:
From: Eddie Bernard
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu pre-installed computer prices
To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
Date: Thursday, 26 March, 2009, 9:52 AM
2009/3/26 Dave Morley :
> Looking at the hardware, you're looking at about 1
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
Liam Proven wrote:
> 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)
Liam Proven wrote:
> 2009/3/25 Eddie Bernard :
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> My only comment - apart from to agree with those who commend that you
On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 07:45 +, Sean Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Alan Bell
> wrote:
> > to offer a contrary view I would always go for the latest released
> > version fully updated. The customer is likely to update it anyway, or
> > think they are not getting the newest and
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Alan Bell
wrote:
> to offer a contrary view I would always go for the latest released
> version fully updated. The customer is likely to update it anyway, or
> think they are not getting the newest and shinyest operating system
> otherwise. LTS is arguably better f
Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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 wan
Interesting discussion.
People are saying "a Linux PC should be cheaper than Windows" and - as
I've said before - I am firmly of the view that this is a perception
that we should seek to correct. The "free" in Linux is NOT as in
beer, and time and time again we keep reverting to this concept that
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
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 long way
behind in performance ter
2009/3/25 Eddie Bernard :
> 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.
My only comment - apart from to agree with those who commend that you
use the LTS version - would be this: I
Fantastic to see any entry to the market with a non-windows PC. At the
moment if we want to buy a desktop PC there are only a couple of places
in the UK we can get one without Windows. The commodity desktop PC
market is not a particularly nice place to be right now. The big boys
appear to be pl
Eddie Bernard wrote:
> My reason for contacting you all is a sort of market research, if
> you'll be kind enough to allow that. I am interested in your opinion
> on pricing for a computer with Ubuntu pre-installed, as it's a market
> I am currently looking into.
Personally, I look at the price fo
Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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 w
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 cost difference isn't
> that mu
Eddie Bernard wrote:
>
> I think the market conditions are pretty difficult at the moment, too.
> Understandably, perhaps, but then again I would have thought if
> anything the lower end of the market would be attracting more
> customers trying to get a cheap PC. Or maybe people just aren't buying
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
Steve Cook wrote:
> Heres your competition http://efficientpc.co.uk/
The Wraith, same system with 2gb of ram - £232.61. Nice looking little system
there.
Regards,
Jamie
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Eddie Bernard wrote:
> Good morning everyone
>
> I have a price in mind for this machine (including UK mainland
> delivery) - but I'm curious to hear what other people think might be a
> fair price for it.
>
Here’s your competition http://efficientpc
On 25/03/2009 11:47, Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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,
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 Eddie Bernard :
> Cheers for the heads up. I'm just reading their website now... I
> assume I would need to register for their system builder programme. I
> don't suppose you know if that costs money?
>
You'd need to check with them, but I believe it does cost per-pc sold,
a little more
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
(
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.
2009/3/25 Eddie Bernard :
> My reason fo
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 8.10 (and,
>>> of course, u
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 8.10 (and,
>> of course, ubuntu 9.04 when it's released!) and run through the
>>
On 25/03/2009 10:05, Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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 sor
Eddie Bernard wrote:
> 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 resea
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