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Rob Beard wrote: > Julian Hall wrote: > >> Rob Beard wrote: >> >>> Nope, from my experiences of Vista, it takes a quick machine and makes >>> it run like a 286. >>> >> A friend of mine repairs PCs and he had a laptop in to have some >> software installed on it (I know.. but if they want to pay for such a >> simple service, that's up to them :)). >> >> When he got it, the machine hadn't even been unpacked yet. When I saw >> it, it was turned on for the third time - ever. >> >> It took 4 minutes to load. >> >> He opened the Control Panel. It took 3 minutes from clicking the mouse >> until Control Panel was usable! >> >> This was a 2ghz machine with 1Gb RAM. Allegedly within Vista's >> specification. Like hell it is.... I'll have my head replaced with a >> carrot before Vista ever goes on my computers! >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Julian >> >> > > LOL, take it you build your own computers? > > I must admit, if I'm ever in the market to buy myself a laptop (i.e. > with my own money) I'll get a Dell with Ubuntu, unless I can find one > without an OS. > > Rob > > Novatech ship without an OS if you ask http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html