[Ubuntu-be] Re: A lot of software free laptop

[Cedric Janssens]

Frank,

When I'm talking about the 50 euros, I'm talking about the price without TVA
I paid to my supplior. Not the price my customers paid (99 euros VAT
included).

Regards
Cédric


2006/6/29, Frank Louwers <frank at openminds.be>:
>
> Hi,
>
> Just to clarify a few things about laptops with or without Windows. As
> JanC said, we are a distributor of PointerSystems (a Sint-Niklaas based
> distributor/importer). We mostly buy supermicro servers with them, but
> can offer anything they sell, including laptops.
>
> On their pricelist, Win XP is an option. If you take they option, you do
> get it pre-installed with Windows, but you get an official (OEM) cd-set,
> not just a "recovery cd". This option does cost (quite a bit) more than
> 50 eur. I think the 50 euro OEM thingies you see at some shops, must be
> "upgrade" cds. They sometimes have "promo's" which include windows, but
> as a general rule, I can order them without the windows software as
> well. There have been one or two exceptions, where MS gave the software
> away for free (or almost for free), but normally that's not the case.
>
> To get back on topic: if you are interested in a laptop that's
> ubuntu-compatible and allround, have a look at the 1034 range. It's made
> by MSI and every piece of hardware in it works well with Ubuntu (but you
> need a 2.6.17 kernel if you want the SD slot to work). The only thing I
> haven't checked is the modem.
>
> Frank
>
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