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Re: [SLE] Looking for new linux/windows desktop computer
- From: Vince Littler <suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 06:25:48 +0100
- Message-id: <200409030625.48307@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Thursday 02 September 2004 6:48 pm, marcia wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I have been assigned the job to look for and purchase a new desktop for
> my stepson. He likes my Suse 8.2 pro dual boot with windows. He wants
> something similar to my setup. I have an athlon 1600+ xp with 60 gig
> harddrive(soon to increase to 200 GB) 512 megs memory, etc. He is not a
> do it yourselfer(yet) for working on computer problems really so I
> looked at Dell first.
>
> Dell has a special for $499. In reality to get it to be an acceptable
> deal it comes closer to $750. He wants a printer and scanner as well
> and I wondered if the all in one Dell model will work with Linux. This
> is the advertised TV special that has been on lately. His father(my
> husband) wants to purchase this soon but does not want to go over the
> $700 range. It is a challenge so far to get everything right so that it
> is a good computer for his son's needs at that price.
>
> Any suggestions? My stepson is open to athlon or pentiums and probably
> needs some kind of support that is decent as well as good warranties all
> in the $700 range . It would be better if Linux is already installed
> with the windows since he has never done that sort of thing and I live
> many miles away from him. I would otherwise install linux for him.
>
> Any suggestions and ideas will be gratefully received.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Marcia
I don't know very much about the US market at all. I did understand that
HP-Compaq were doing a Linux box - no more details.
If you want to get it in under the price, consider dropping the scanner and
may be the printer until later. If you do get a bundle, be sure of exactly
what printer and scanner you will get. Sometimes things are changed
unannounced, and it would be a right pain to end up with an unsupported win
printer.
Have you considered expanding the budget by buying new for you and passing on
your present PC [especially as your stepson likes it]?
> Dear All,
>
> I have been assigned the job to look for and purchase a new desktop for
> my stepson. He likes my Suse 8.2 pro dual boot with windows. He wants
> something similar to my setup. I have an athlon 1600+ xp with 60 gig
> harddrive(soon to increase to 200 GB) 512 megs memory, etc. He is not a
> do it yourselfer(yet) for working on computer problems really so I
> looked at Dell first.
>
> Dell has a special for $499. In reality to get it to be an acceptable
> deal it comes closer to $750. He wants a printer and scanner as well
> and I wondered if the all in one Dell model will work with Linux. This
> is the advertised TV special that has been on lately. His father(my
> husband) wants to purchase this soon but does not want to go over the
> $700 range. It is a challenge so far to get everything right so that it
> is a good computer for his son's needs at that price.
>
> Any suggestions? My stepson is open to athlon or pentiums and probably
> needs some kind of support that is decent as well as good warranties all
> in the $700 range . It would be better if Linux is already installed
> with the windows since he has never done that sort of thing and I live
> many miles away from him. I would otherwise install linux for him.
>
> Any suggestions and ideas will be gratefully received.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Marcia
I don't know very much about the US market at all. I did understand that
HP-Compaq were doing a Linux box - no more details.
If you want to get it in under the price, consider dropping the scanner and
may be the printer until later. If you do get a bundle, be sure of exactly
what printer and scanner you will get. Sometimes things are changed
unannounced, and it would be a right pain to end up with an unsupported win
printer.
Have you considered expanding the budget by buying new for you and passing on
your present PC [especially as your stepson likes it]?
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