Christoph Bugel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I want to upgrade my Linux box, and I want to do it in "Do It > Yourself" style. (better price/quality, interesting learning > experience, and I refuse to pay the microsoft tax) > > So -- Do you have any tips about where to buy hardware? any good > online websites in israel? any good retail stores?
This is kind of OT here, but Omer and Marc will be lenient, I hope. Why don't you go to the nearest computer store to you (btw, if you want tips like that you better tell us where you live - I don't think there is a need to shop in Jerusalem if you live in Haifa)? Just tell them you want a virgin disk without Windows on it. Not that I buy a lot of computers, but it should not be a problem nowadays, unless you shop at Shekem Electric or any other big operation that only do prepackaged boxes. I bought my last computer a few months ago in a shop in Herzlia, just told them which components I wanted, told them up front I wanted no Windows. They build the box, put my old HD and network card into it, I paid them. Previously, I had good experience with SGM, who were not cheap but I had a service contract with them through a company I worked for. Best price is IMHO kinda silly - they all have discounts on this and that, and it's open to negotiation. It's up to you to verify you have not been charged M$ tax. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If it ain't broken, it has not got enough features yet." ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
