Eddie Bernard wrote: > > I think the market conditions are pretty difficult at the moment, too. > Understandably, perhaps, but then again I would have thought if > anything the lower end of the market would be attracting more > customers trying to get a cheap PC. Or maybe people just aren't buying > PCs at all right now. I know eBay is no great source of information on > this, but if you look at the completed listings in the desktop > section, you'll see dozens of PCs every day going unsold. >
I have enough computers, not buying any more for a while, but I would love a linux-based version of Apple's Time Capsule. Something *really* simple, that requires little or no set up, just plug it in and let it back everything up. Even better if it had a broadband modem built in (Time Capsule is missing this, and El Reg complained: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/03/23/review_networking_wireless_router_apple_time_capsule/ ) I might also pay for a media centre, for similar plug n play reasons: building this stuff is lots of fun, but also time consuming. Apple's attraction is the ease of use, but the price (sometimes) and the lock-in (iTunes, Mail.app, both limited and hacker-unfriendly) can be a deal breaker. £0.02 John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
