Hi. I'll just jump in here.. > Sure, you can put in a new hard disk and memory, but that's about > all you can do. You cant replace the mainboard, processors, PSU etc.
This is a very good point. IMHO it is the reason why the open "PC" platform will ultimately dominate. It is lucky Microsoft do not control a closed platform like Apple's "fortunate" to have to keep it's market buttress in place. I posted about this on my web: http://jguk.org/2008/01/open-platform-gnulinux-beat-microsoft.html > It is when your system is hosed because the software isn't tested enough. > > This does happen, more than you might expect. It's the same when I have dared to use nVidia's proprietary drivers (as I have two flat panels). And as I cant find the old packages to fix it I usually just bite the bullet and upgrade the install to the next version. > Yes, for all intents and purposes. I'm not talking exact technical > specifications, I'm talking about something that can function well for > checking email, surfing the web, editing photos etc. You can get a > laptop that does all the same things you require at about the same > performance level as the Air for half the price. I think the Air price is due to the size. For instance Sony X505 which has less mass than the Air and costs about the same region. _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
