Kai Ponte wrote:
On Monday 26 February 2007 02:05:58 pm Tony Alfrey wrote:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_d520?c=us&l= en&s=bsd&cs=04
I tried very hard to select the same components: CPU, memory, graphics card, hard drive, DVD.
It would cost me a hundred bucks less for the Vista box. I don't think Dell has quite got this worked out yet.
I seem to recall there being some argument for this a while back. The pre-loaded machines actually cost the clone manufacturers less, simply because all the drivers are pre-loaded on some sort of image, whereas they need to spend more labor hours on these machines.
I don't understand. Why is there any software labor on a box with no installed operating system? -- Tony Alfrey tonyalfrey@earthlink.net "I'd Rather Be Sailing" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org