On Tuesday 26 February 2002 10:00 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: > On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:25:06 -0500 > > Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, you wrote: > > > Looking for as little advice. > > > The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD > > > Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more > > > > > > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp? > > >sku=s450-3021 > > > > > > What do you think will this thing run LM OK? > > > > The Soyo Dragon Plus is almost made for Linux. Tiger Direct always > > seemed a little shaky to me, they didn't offer 30-day money back > > guarantees. > > Randy > > I agree with Randy about Tiger Direct. > I knew the name rang a warning bell with me. > Here is what the BBB has to say > > "Customer Experience > Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record due to > unanswered complaints concerning failure to receive a refund & product > quality issues. The Bureau processed 10 complaints about this company in > the last 12 months. Of all the complaints 3 were resolved but not always > within the bureau's time frame & 7 were no response. Additional Information > Additional Doing-Business-As Names: > TigerDirect.com > Additional Phone Numbers: > 800-238-4437 > Additional File Information > The Bureau has requested basic information from this company. The Bureau > has not received a response." > > The DragonPlus is a great board, I have a system built around one and > linux has no problem with any of its components. > > If you do not mind putting the system together yourself you can use > www.pricewatch.com and find the same or better OEM components for > near/lower price than Tiger is offering. Checking just now there are > several sites offering the Dragon+ for $139, as well as several sites where > you can get a 60GB Maxtor or IBM Deskstar for the price Tiger wanted for > the 40GB drive. > > My advice. > I know it looks good, But pass on the offer. > > > Charles
I bought the same board at auction eBay last month for $99. Looks great is all I can say now. Haven't plugged it in yet. 1900 cpu came yesterday, so we're getting close. Good luck Lee -- Registered Linux user #223705
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