----- Original Message ----
From: Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, 1 November, 2007 6:27:41 PM
Subject: Re: [LUG] Microsoft muscles in on low-cost laptops
Kevin Lucas wrote:
> 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/>
Thats worth keeping in mind next time my other half wants a new laptop.
Rob
Hi Rob - we got our desktop from Novatech and were extremely pleased with both the service and our PC. I would definitely buy from them again.
Viv
