<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Shane wrote:<br><br>"Just try to get a clean computer, no operating system. I haven't found
such a source and I've been looking for over two years."<br><br>Try buying off lease computers. They often come with no OS.<br>the business class Lenovo and Dells are a bargain.<br><br>John <br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>==================================<br>John Eddie Kerr | Guelph, Ontario <br>==================================<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 6/8/10, Shane <i><shane.msg@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Shane <shane.msg@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux tax<br>To: "KWLUG" <kwlug-disc@kwlug.org><br>Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 6:53 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Most people don't consider add-on costs. First perceptions are extremely difficult to override. Too much thinking involved. Why do you think things are priced at $3.99
and not $4.00? Why do you think there is such emphasis placed on making a good *first* impression?<br><br>Marketing can be, and usually is, sleazy and can tarnish anything and make it very difficult for an honest person to do business honestly. <br><br>Just try to get a clean computer, no operating system. I haven't found such a source and I've been looking for over two years. <br>================<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Raul Suarez <<a ymailto="mailto:rarsa@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=rarsa@yahoo.com">rarsa@yahoo.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:40:48 <br>To: KWLUG discussion<<a ymailto="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" href="/mc/compose?to=kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux tax<br><br>What is amazing is how they take advantage of people that does not know.<br><br>If you add the "extras" to make that computer comfortable:<br><br>99
Base<br>29 Dual Boot<br>15 512 MB<br>25 80 GB<br>99 Monitor<br>10 Speakers<br>19 CD-RW<br><br>296 Total<br><br>For almost that price you can get a refurbished laptop with Windows 7, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, DVD-RW, WiFi, Athlon 64.<br><br>Even in Futureshop you can get better deals for more current stuff.<br><br>Raul Suarez<br><br>Technology consultant<br>Software, Hardware and Practices<br>_________________<br>Twitter: rarsamx<br><a href="http://rarsa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://rarsa.blogspot.com/</a> <br>An eclectic collection of random thoughts<br><br><br>--- On Tue, 6/8/10, Paul Nijjar <<a ymailto="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca" href="/mc/compose?to=paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br>> From: Paul Nijjar <<a ymailto="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca"
href="/mc/compose?to=paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca</a>><br>> Subject: [kwlug-disc] Linux tax<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" href="/mc/compose?to=kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a><br>> Received: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 3:20 AM<br>> It finally happened: <br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.pcexchange.com/Dell-Optiplex-GX260-Small-Form-Factor-p/2000-dell-gx260-s631.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pcexchange.com/Dell-Optiplex-GX260-Small-Form-Factor-p/2000-dell-gx260-s631.htm</a><br>> <br>> Scroll down a bit until you get to the "Operating System"<br>> section.<br>> Note the difference between getting a system with WinXP Pro<br>> and<br>> getting an "Ubuntu Linux Desktop". <br>> <br>> - Paul<br>> <br>> -- <br>> <a href="http://pnijjar.freeshell.org" target="_blank">http://pnijjar.freeshell.org</a><br>> <br>> <br>>
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