On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 09:15:29PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2008/12/4 Oleg Goldshmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Another question, does anyone have experience with ordering a laptop > > from a major manufacturer (Dell, Lenovo) over the Internet - from > > Ireland or any other place - without an OS? Is it easier than buying > > a laptop in Israel and going through a small claims court to get a > > refund? It is cheaper or more expensive? Do laptops come with a > > world-wide license, so that even if I buy one from, say, Dell Ireland, > > Dell Israel will provide me with full hardware support? Oh, well, Dell > > Israel are likely to say something like, "Since you are not running > > Windows your warranty is void," and then one would have to go through a > > small claims court again, attaching the email exchange and the refund > > confirmation to the suit... > > > > With my Dell Inspiron, it was cheaper to order it with Windows than > with FreeDOS, and Ubuntu was not offered at the time. I ordered the > laptop from the 'states and had a partner that was traveling bring it > to me. That was the most hassle-free and least-expensive option. Of > course, it depends upon someone traveling across the pond in your > favor.
Just checked zap.co.il . I don't assume that it covers everything, but it it should cover a wide enough range. The cheapest Dell there: http://zap.co.il/model.aspx?modelid=715012 Inspiron 1525 15.4" 2.0Ghz 250GB The two cheapest shops offer it with FreeDOS. The third cheapest seels it with XP Home edition. I didn't check further. Another model: http://zap.co.il/model.aspx?modelid=715378 Latitude E6400 14.1" 2.26GHZ 160GB Likewise: two cheapest offer it with FreeDOS. Third cheapest offers it with Vista Home edition. A more expensive model: http://zap.co.il/model.aspx?modelid=695437 Latitude D830 15.4" 2.4Ghz 160GB This time two cheaest shops sell it with Vista Business edition and third cheapest offers it with FreeDOS. And for something in the not-so-cheap-category: http://zap.co.il/model.aspx?modelid=708469 Precision M6300 17" 2.6GHZ 160GB All three cheapest shops offer it with Vista Business edition (one also bundles in MS-Office, another allows choosing between XP-Pro and Vista-Business). So what have we learned today? 1. XP Home is more expensive than FreeDOS 2. FreeDOS is more expensive than Vista-Business (err... hmm...) -- Tzafrir Cohen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend _______________________________________________ Discussions mailing list Discussions@hamakor.org.il http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions
