On 25/03/2009 10:05, Eddie Bernard wrote: > Good morning everyone > > First off, a declaration of interest, I'm in business selling desktop > PCs. However, to avoid accusations of spamming, I won't give further > details (unless you actually want them!) > > My reason for contacting you all is a sort of market research, if > you'll be kind enough to allow that. I am interested in your opinion > on pricing for a computer with Ubuntu pre-installed, as it's a market > I am currently looking into. > > I'm looking to offer a base unit, 2GHz dual core Celeron (E1400) with > 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM, and a 150GB SATA hdd. Graphics, sound and > ethernet are onboard. Like I said, I would install Ubuntu 8.10 (and, > of course, ubuntu 9.04 when it's released!) and run through the update > utility. I understand there are issues regarding selling a Ubuntu PC > with non-free applications pre-installed (e.g. medibuntu) so I assume > I will have to leave them off, but perhaps give advice to those who > need it. > > I have a price in mind for this machine (including UK mainland > delivery) - but I'm curious to hear what other people think might be a > fair price for it. > > If you can help me I'd really appreciate it. If not, I apologise for > transgressing! > > Thank you for your time > > Eddie > > Um... as far as I know there aren't any restrictions on shipping Non-Free codecs in this country (I believe there are some issues in the states).
Going on that spec I'd say maybe £250 to £300 would be fairly reasonable (considering you'd need to make a bit of money on it). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
