Hi! On 11 Apr 2011, at 13:50, Jaya Kumar wrote:
> I have a question for you. I recently discovered Harish Pillay's > posting on how to buy a Dell without Microsoft. > http://harishpillay.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/how-to-buy-a-dell-without-windows/ > . This was a bit exciting to me because I've been waiting to buy a > new PC for 4-5 years now but never felt like I could get a deal from a > vendor like Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc without them including software that > is unwanted and pre-paid for. So, today, I tried calling Dell to ask > about the no-OS Vostro 460 (quad core i5-2400, 4GB, 320GB, dvdrw, > intel hd 2000 = RM2179 with Win7). The sales guy was a bit pushy but > after I begged for help, he confirmed they have a n-series like what > Harish suggested, but the price reduction between the with-Microsoft > versus no-OS was only about RM200 plus and you lose access to things > like dell online backup (although not sure if that's of any real > value). The other two vendors that I called were disappointing. Lenovo > (only one model ThinkCentre A70 with freedos and the hw spec is low > end and can't be customized), and HP-Compaq (still waiting for > response). I routinely buy no-OS laptops and desktops from Dell Their online backup service is probably of no use to you (I personally use Dropbox, but there are also open source alternatives) Savings is true - its not much. Its about what the chap quoted you. Turns out a copy of Win7 home is quite cheap these days to begin with, so the "cost" argument goes away Dell will also service your Linux-based laptop. They have done so for me in the past For building? I just visit Lowyat or Digital mall. Though its been a long time since I've built one per se -- Dell's warranty is just too good to pass up. Buy it, with the savings you get from not getting Windows. 3 years next business day on-site servicing (and for laptops, I've tried it even when travelling) -- Colin Charles, http://bytebot.net/blog/ twitter: @bytebot | skype: colincharles "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mohandas Gandhi _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.foss.org.my/mailman/listinfo/general
