Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > That means you probably won't be able to get the rock-bottom WalMart PC > for $200 and still be certain that everything on it works in Linux.
But the $200 WalMart special already runs Linux, pre-installed. > But, for a midrange PC, I'd venture to guess that something from a smaller > vendor would be within $100 of a comparable Dell offering. >From my experience, I'd even hazard to guess that $100 will be less than Dell and not more...Dell is rather overpriced and under-performs for what you get until you start getting into their server platforms. > I guess that question you need ask your self is "Will it take more than > $100 of my time to make the Dell PC work with Linux?" Or even "Is it > worth $100 to know it will Just Work(TM)?" Not just that, but if you buy > from a smaller vendor who supports Linux, you take a copy of the invoice > and then snail mail it to Dell with a letter saying "I tried to buy a > consumer level PC from you guys with Linux, but I you would not sell me > one, so now my money goes to vendor X." Nice! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
