[Ubuntu-be] A lot of software free laptop

[Cedric Janssens]

For information when I was computer seller, I bought OEM XP for 52 euros
HTVA
But it was a little shop.
I know Microsoft sell bundle (XP + word + encarta + some other things) for
about 50 euros to bigger seller.

Regards

2006/6/28, Laurent <moky.math at gmail.com>:
>
>
> >> I don't think so because I know that university of Louvain-la-Neuve
> pays
> >> exactly 20 euros for XP pro on each PC.
> >
> > In general, educational institutions get lower prices than "normal"
> > people?  And site licenses can also be cheaper than OEM licenses?
>
>    You are right. But the 20 euros of ldlc are related to HOME Windows
> while the 20 of UCL is related to PRO Windows. So the 20 of UCL are
> actually cheaper.
>
>
> >> I also know that there are no work of pre-confifuration at all : an
> >> men in a Excell shop shown me that they received their computers with
> >> an installing CD : just put the CD in the drive and Windows comes with
> >> all "usefull" softwares.
> >
> > Which means you get no Windows CD, so no possibility to do a "sane" and
> > safe installation...?  *Shudder*
>
>     No : this installation procedure was applied by Excell before to
> expose the computer. I do not know if the purshaser get an install CD.
>
> > This technique is also only possible for computers that have the same
> > hardware (most Linux distro kernels boot without problems on other
> > hardware, but that's not true for Windows!), and requires creating those
> > image-CDs, which also costs money.
>
> > And don't forget that Win XP as delivered by Microsoft can't be
> > installed on most new desktop/laptop computers, which means you first
> > have to make your own install-CD with all the drivers needed.
>
> Effectively, the CD was hardware-dependent. Ok but is should be created
> only once for each model of computer, and I am sure that most of the
> installation software is actually hardwade-independent.
>
>     Anyway, it is sure that the 20 euros of ldlc are is not a "true"
> price in the sense of Test-Achat. But I think that a "true" reduction
> should be not very different.
>
>
> >They are a wholesaler / assembling factory, but you can find their
> >dealers on their site (pointersystems.be).  Their laptops are based on
> >barebones from MSI and other Taiwanese/Chinese manufacturers, and
> >according to the price-list it looks like Windows is an option, just
> >like more RAM, a faster CPU, etc.
>
>     Very interesting. I am wondering : is the Ubuntu-be website a right
> place to put a list of software-free laptop shops ?
>
>
> Laurent
>
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