Comments on: Dell shipping open-source computers sans Operating System http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:18:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Q. Public http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/comment-page-1/#comment-361299 John Q. Public Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:57:27 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/#comment-361299 It's good to see "naked" systems available, to avoid having to pay the "Microsoft tax" and giving people options, but these rigs are still too expensive in my opinion, like the Cynic821 already pointed out. The cheapest "Open Source" computer Dell offers has no optical drive and it comes with a 3-year warranty plan; I'm sure that's where the bulk of the price is attributed to. In that case, why not offer a cheaper PC with basic/minimal warranty, tailored for those of us who can fix our own computers and don't need any hand-holding. If they offered such systems, then I'd seriously consider getting one of their systems. It’s good to see “naked” systems available, to avoid having to pay the “Microsoft tax” and giving people options, but these rigs are still too expensive in my opinion, like the Cynic821 already pointed out.

The cheapest “Open Source” computer Dell offers has no optical drive and it comes with a 3-year warranty plan; I’m sure that’s where the bulk of the price is attributed to. In that case, why not offer a cheaper PC with basic/minimal warranty, tailored for those of us who can fix our own computers and don’t need any hand-holding. If they offered such systems, then I’d seriously consider getting one of their systems.

]]> By: Hax http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/comment-page-1/#comment-358510 Hax Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:07:40 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/#comment-358510 I always thought the big retailers had contracts with Microsoft that assured that no computer sold leaves the warehouse without their OS... Seems like the folks at Dell don't have too much trust in upcoming Vista. I always thought the big retailers had contracts with Microsoft that assured that no computer sold leaves the warehouse without their OS…

Seems like the folks at Dell don’t have too much trust in upcoming Vista.

]]> By: Cynic821 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/comment-page-1/#comment-358078 Cynic821 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:58:33 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9336/#comment-358078 not really good prices, still a rip. and though the option is still nice, anyone smart enough to run a linux system, its easy, i just mean smart as in a smart person, would build their own for half the price and not be forced to use those "options" they think they are giving. not really good prices, still a rip. and though the option is still nice, anyone smart enough to run a linux system, its easy, i just mean smart as in a smart person, would build their own for half the price and not be forced to use those “options” they think they are giving.

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