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I got my dell from www.portables.co.uk without a windows license. On 10/31/07, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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