Re: Never Buy a Computer

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0700
From: Robert Creager <Robert_Creager@LogicalChaos.org>
To: Tass Mailing List <tass@mail.alembic.net>
Subject: Re: Never Buy a Computer

Tass Mailing List wrote:
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:08:41 -0600
> From: Thomas F. Droege <droege@fastmail.fm>
> To: tass@tass-survey.org
> Subject: Never Buy a Computer
>
> Sunday a week I looked at all the adds in the Tribune and searched the
> internet to get an idea of pricing.  I then found a place that sold
> "surplus" Gateway computers.  They claim they are "surplus" production
> in original boxes with 90 day guarantee.  I found a 15" screen, 512MB
> memory, and 60MB disk, and a DVD combo drive (no dvd write) with no OS
> for $499.00.  Seemed like a good price so I ordered it last Wednesday.
> We shall see if it will load Mandriva.
>
> On Sunday the papers came and now I see Windoz laptops with 1 GB memory,
> 15.4" screen, 120GB disks, DVD R/W and Vista for $699.00.  Clearly a
> better deal.  There was nothing like that available a week ago.  Sigh!
> Well, I am willing to pay something not to pay the tax to Bill.

The best computer is the one you use.  Unless you burn a lot of DVD's, the only
substantive difference between the two is the extra memory.  For your intended
uses, 512Mb will be just fine.

>
> Never Buy a Computer.

Be happy with what you bought.  Next week, there will always be one better ;-)

Cheers,
Rob

-- 
"It never gets easier, you just go faster."
--Greg LeMond
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