Hi everyone, Yesterday I wrote about two systems [1] [2] - nearly identical - offered for sale by Twinhead Corporation. I have summarized again below the differences between these systems.
[1] http://www.twinhead.com.au/product_detail.asp?productid=153 [2] http://www.twinhead.com.au/product_detail.asp?productid=154 efio 12KTL - $A1299 256MB DDR RAM, 40GB HDD Internal DVD+CDRW Combo Drive Abec LINUX Suite inclusive of Open Office Suite: Spreadsheet, Word Processor, Presentation Programme efio 12KT - $A1599 512MB DDR RAM, 60GB HDD Internal DVDRW Dual Drive Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP Home Edition Today I contacted Twinhead for the upgrade prices on the efio 12KTL: 256MB DDR RAM -> 512MB DDR RAM: ~$A69 40GB HDD -> 60GB HDD: $A99 Internal DVD+CDRW Combo Drive -> Internal DVDRW Dual Drive: $A179 Thus, to upgrade the efio 12KTL to *identical* hardware specs as the efio 12KT brings the price of the system to ~$A1646. As for the other "upgrade": Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP Home Edition: $A149 It is /possible/ that preloaded trialware covers the difference, but I doubt it. Could someone who has bought a laptop recently please tell me how much trialware was preloaded? I will send another letter to the ACCC soon; your input will be invaluable. By the way, the *OEM* End User License Agreement (EULA) is no help. >From what I understand it provides for a refund only if you return the entire system. By itself, this is not a problem. Remember, you can't buy a Big Mac and get a refund on the cheese - but if ninety-something percent of consumers want cheese in their burgers and the dairy company (the only one) refuses to supply cheese unless the burger manufacturers put cheese in every burger (or charge for it anyway) then you have a complaint to take to the ACCC. Kind regards, Nicholas -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
