If you visit DSE NZ they have a much larger range of cheapy DSE branded
products. DSE australia is more focused on branded products, and
occasionally they will be ordered in by dse au.
Essentially the two stores are related by name only, they have different
buying groups etc.
There is also a market difference as generally kiwi buyers are focused
on price, Australian buyers are more concerned about brand.
But yeah, im always sure to drop in on dse nz during my frequent
sojourns to the long whited clouded land and pick up a few goodies.
Dean
Charles Myers wrote:
On Mon, 2006-04-24 at 11:10 +0930, Ryan Verner wrote:
Michael Fox wrote:
As to any other stores similar, can't say I know any. If you want
hardware that's Linux compatible or know to work. The only solution is
to RESEARCH based on what you want using google. And even ask people
who might have used it or come across the item in question and can
comment on support under linux.
I've been pleasantly surprised a few times as of late; if you're able to
find the resident geek of said retail store, often they'll have dabbled
with Linux enough to be somewhere between somewhat receptive to concerns
about compatibility, to actually knowing what will or won't work based
on experience.
For LCA in NZ, I was pleasantly surprised to find DSE over there
actually print a "Linux" compatibilty symbol on the packaging of
Linux-compatible products. They also seem to sell CD/DVD's of FOSS
software, such as Ubuntu/Fedora/OOo/etc - neither of which I believe the
AU DSE do.
Searching for "Linux" on the AU site brings back 5 results. The same
search on the NZ site brings back 172 results. Go figure!
R
Time we moved, and start supporting the All Blacks ;)
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