[Leaplist] Dell selling open source hardware

[Jim Hartley]

You must have higher-class curbsides in your area. I have never found 
anything better than PI's (sometimes only 486's!) around here. If I had 
been able to find anything close to 1GHz I would have gone homebrew 
instead of buying Home Depot's cheapest "rebate bundle". But when it 
would cost $450-500 for a "white box" without Windoze, while $350 will 
get a computer PLUS monitor PLUS printer (unfortunately rated "doorstop" 
but probably sellable) PLUS an undesired copy of Windoze ... well, I 
simply can't afford to NOT buy that copy of Windoze.

Jim Hartley

pberry2 at cfl.rr.com wrote:
> ray wrote:
>> well not really, they are just selling hardware without MS 
>> pre-installed.
>>
>> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs 
>>
>>
> HP.com has at least 6 computers starting at $249.   Come with the 
> pre-installed virus-magnet.
> Plus, even Dell offers a bunch of subsidized systems, starting at 
> $349, with the pre-installed virus-magnet!
>
> Makes it difficult for me to buy anything from either, so I will 
> continue to build my own units, saving hundred$.
> I will do anything to deny Microsoft their body count!
> Typing this on a Dell Dimension 4100 curbside donation, 933Mhz, with 
> 512 Mb RAM.  and http://pclinuxos.com
>
>
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