[Ubuntu-PH] cheap desktop specs

[Jopoy Solano]

Thanks. This is cool man :) Yes, not what I'm looking for but worth
recommending to friends.
'Jopoy

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:42 PM, erle mantos <emantos at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know this is not what your looking for but just for reference, if your
> looking
> for a cheap brand new laptop that can run ubuntu well, I'd recommend the
> Acer Aspire 4715. You have to do something special for the wireless
> but after that, everything's a breeze. Last time I checked, its down
> to only 30K ...
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:20 PM, GOvvin <govvin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ahh, too bad then. In Manila, they got tons of refurbished desktops from
> the
> > big boys (Dell, IBM, HP). There are some call centers who get to take
> first
> > dibs whenever a new shipment arrives. Better value for money, you see.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Jopoy Solano <jopoy at free.net.ph> wrote:
> > > Thanks. But I have doubts regarding refurbished units mainly because it
> > might not last long and be more of a burden in terms of maintenance. Most
> if
> > not all PC shops here in Baguio do not have a demo unit.
> > >
> > >
> > > 'Jopoy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:01 PM, GOvvin <govvin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > If I were you, I'd go around surplus computer shops (offhand, I can
> > think of SOS or OpenPinoy) and bring along a liveCD copy of a favorite
> > X/K/Ubuntu flavor and see if the hardware I need is reconized.
> > > >
> > > > Most users respond favorably with KDE-based Kubuntu desktop because
> it
> > looks quite familiar. If you wanna run older (and presumably, cheaper)
> > hardware, you'd want to try out Xubuntu instead.
> > > >
> > > > Some years back when, during the height of anti-software piracy
> drive,
> > I assisted the migration of a LAN from Windows XP to Ubuntu, except for
> some
> > printer driver issues, it worked great! Common issues then were
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What version of windows are they using?
> > > >
> > > > Formatting issues with MS Office documents, especially powerpoint.
> > > > Games
> > > > Adobe (Macromedia) Flash / Shockwave
> > > > Yahoo Video chatYou should get a decent enough refurbished PC below
> 10k.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Jopoy Solano <jopoy at free.net.ph>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm planning on setting up a few units for a computer shop. It will
> be
> > used mostly forIinternet and Open Office programs. In your experience,
> what
> > are the most current and preferably cheap hardware can I get that could
> run
> > the latest Ubuntu?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The biggest question I have is what mobo to use? This includes
> > built-in NIC and hard disk controller. I'm quite confident that most
> video
> > adapters will work. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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