Call the 1-800 number - I ordered an N-series a while back. The ms-os machines were listed with free shipping, free cd/dvd write upgrade and a mail-in rebate. When I called, they let me order the n-series with the same freebies.
James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of -ray Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Billy's hands (was Re: [brlug-general] Mono project making progress) On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Shannon Roddy wrote: > Anything to keep money out of Billy's hands! Speaking of this, i'm about to order a new Dell for my dad. Dell finally has the N-series systems (comes with non-MS OS) displayed right next to the Microsoft OS systems. So i thought cool, i can finally get a system without paying MS tax, and save a few bucks. But the MS OS systems come with a free LCD monitor upgrade. The N-series do not. So building the system with exact same hardware, it costs about $80 MORE to get a system *WITHOUT* XP installed. I don't know why Dell would offer the upgrade on MS systems and not N-series systems... which are exactly the same as far as hardware. I'm not as good a conspiracy theorist as some on the list, but can't help wondering if Microsoft has a hand in this. ray _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
