[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Dell nightmare <or> PC w/o OS

[Courtney Grimland]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:41:45 -0600
Steve Martindell <steve.martindell at microchip.com> wrote:

> For a complete box w/o OS I like:
> 
> http://laboratorycomputers.com/index.html
> 
> you can get a complete 2.4GHz Celeron w/ no OS,
> Redhat9, or Mandrake8.1 preinstalled at no extra cost
> for about the same price as the MicroCenter barebones.

I have always found it cheaper to put together PCs from Fry's,
newegg.com, etc..  Pick up a MOBO, case, CPU, RAM, HDs, etc.  and the
"OS tax" isn't even an issue.  It's also much easier to get exactly
what hardware I want without having to pay for things I don't want.

That's how I've built every PC I've ever owned, as well as every PC
I've ever built for friends/family.

Also, I'd never want someone else to install my OS for me, but that's
just a personal preference I guess.  I don't like any of the Linux
distributions that I have ever used, and having someone at Gateway
or MomAndPop Inc. click-through a RedHat 7.3 installation is not what
I'm looking for.  I'd just wipe it when I got home anyway.