__/ [ Larry Qualig ] on Friday 24 February 2006 16:36 \__
>
> 7 wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> > __/ [ B Gruff ] on Thursday 23 February 2006 00:07 \__
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/precn_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
>> >>
>> >> Well well, Dell:-)
>> >>
>> > Don't get too excited:
>> >
>> >
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/precn_380?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
>> >
>> > Dell think they can pull a fast one: selling Linux for the same price
>> > as
>> > the equivalent offering with a Windows XP licence. Just remove the
>> > "n"
>> > from the model and then search the Web, hitting the first result.
>> > The truth is suddenly unravelled.
>> >
>> > Having said that, it is nice that Dell are making progress. It is no
>> > sur- prise either. Michael Dell gave 100 millions dollars _out of his
>> > own pock- et_ to Red Hat Linux. That was over 6 months ago if I recall
>> > correctly, so
>> > it was bound to happen. The open PC (void hard-drive), on the
>> > contrary,
>> > was /more/ expensive than the equivalent with Windows. So let's call
>> > that *progress*, but avoid unnecessary enthusiasm.
>> >
>> > Roy
>>
>>
>> I agree.
>> So who cares about Dell$ if they sell PCs with GNU/Linux and overcharge?
>> Dell$ nowwhere to be seen when it comes to competitive value for money.
>>
>
>> There are companies like E-sys that sell supported Linux computers with
>> warranty, software like Open Office etc a lot cheaper than dell$.
>>
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=16488053918&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=89079
>
> -> For 127.64 pounds you get a 2.26GHz PC.
>
> Hmmmm. I was actually looking for something completely unrelated at
> Dells site and found a similar system.
>
> The price at EBuyer is 127 pounds but it's really 150 pounds when you
> include the VAT. Converting we find that 150 pounds is really $262 US
> dollars.
>
> A similar system from Dell would be this one:
>
>
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DB110A&s=dhs
>
> It's $350 but that's before the $50 rebate. This includes a 17" CRT
> monitor which ebuyer doesn't so if you buy the unit without the monitor
> the price becomes $250 after rebate.
>
> So now the Dell is $12 cheaper. Ahhh - big deal. But looking at the
> systems we see that:
>
> CPU:
> EBuyer: Intel Celeron D 315 (2.26 Ghz, 533 FSB)
> Dell: Intel Celeron D Processor 325 (2.53 GHz, 533 FSB)
>
> Hard drive:
> EBuyer: 40GB 7200Rpm
> Dell: 80GB 7200Rpm
>
> CD-ROM:
> EBuyer: 52X CD-Rom
> Dell: 48X CD-Rom
>
>
> Memory and everything else is basically the same between the two
> systems. They are both good deals IMO.
Larry, don't ruin it for me!! *smile*
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