Dyslexia is not a good thing. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Kulp Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [brlug-general] system76?
had a typo in url. Try this instead: http://www.frostbitesystems.com On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:36 AM, Richards Jr, Edward C. <[email protected]> wrote: > Another alternative is: > > > > http://www.forstbitesystems.com > > > > The young man that runs this business is blind and, in addition to selling > and supporting computers with Linux preinstalled, he also sells and supports > computers with a distribution that is designed specifically for vision > impaired users. He is a HUGH Linux advocate, is in the process of putting > together the 1st annual North East Linux Fest, > (http://www.northeastlinuxfest.org/) and also does a number of Linux > podcasts on a variety of subjects (http://www.frostbitemedia.org). I’ve not > done business with him yet, but will in the future. I expect that he will go > well out of his way to earn and keep your business. He also makes a donation > to your distro of choice when you buy a machine from him. > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > Ed Richards > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kory Wnuk > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 5:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] system76? > > > > Relative to "tweaking things" out of the box, there was none of that > required by me. Initial setup involved setting the timezone, etc. > Everything just worked...including: wireless and built-in webcam. In fact, > I am so happy with the experience that I can tell you that my next computer > purchase will (again) be from System76. > > > > While a little more pricey, EmperorLinux is an alternative for laptops, > notebooks, and handhelds. Take a look at their website and you will see > that the price corresponds to some high-end hardware. I have no experience > with EmperorLinux other than browsing their website. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ronnie Gilkey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 5:45:14 PM > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] system76? > > Kory and Nicholas - thanks for sharing your experiences > > I'm looking to replace Windows; but price, stability, and support are still > a concern as well. The cost of their systems are definitely comparable. > Sure, Dell, HP, and Lenovo can also provide systems that are tuned to work > with Linux out of the box, but it can be more expensive to get Linux. > Hopefully, I shouldn't really ever need support for an end-user system. > > Take Dell for example. From browsing Dell's site they primarily > sell/support RHEL for servers - which can cost as much, if not more, than > Windows. I haven't seen much from them with Linux on Desktops. If a vendor > won't let me choose the distro in their "OS Selection", I don't really > consider it to be supported; I'm sure their support staff won't either. I > don't want to have to tweak things out of the box (normal OS config is > inevitable, but extra work for basic hardware functionality is out of the > question). I should be able to just pick up a CD and re-install the OS (or > re-image the hard drive) and everything should work (not saying that other > manufacturer's systems won't behave that way). > > Just checking out alternative options out there. Any other > suggestions/recommendations are gladly accepted. > > ronnie > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Dustin Puryear <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The pricing on these seems comparable to a standard Windows-based laptop. > Are you looking at these for cost reasons or just to replace Windows? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Nicholas Istre > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 9:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] system76? > > I've been using last year's System76 Serval Professional (serp5 model), > and it's been my main workstation since April 2009; It's been a solid > Ubuntu setup for me. > > I wrote a rather glowing review of the system a while back here: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9609884#post9609884 > > One update since then, I did get to test 802.11n on it and have to say > that is still problematic. I had to get the backported drivers and it > will connect for a while, but it would eventually just die and required > the module to be reset. Disabling 802.11n support keeps it with a very > solid 802.11g 54 Mbps connection though. Hopefully, Intel figures out > the issue, but I'm fine with g wireless support for now (and really, I'd > rather plug in to Gigabit ethernet anyways). > > Other than the update, I still stand behind what I wrote in that post. > My next purchased system (that I'm not building myself) will very likely > be from System76, but I can still see myself getting many more years out > of this Serval Pro 5, especially by replacing the CD drive with a second > harddrive and upgrading the RAM to 8 GB DDR3. > > -Nick > > > On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 20:30 -0600, Ronnie Gilkey wrote: >> Hey y'all, >> >> Anybody out there using any system76 systems? I've been considering >> them as a replacement for some end-user desktop and laptop systems. >> They have a responsive forum and an active community surrounding them. >> I've also read several good reviews about them and was curious if >> anyone had any hands-on experience with their products. If so, would >> you recommend their systems (which one(s) did you use?), and what >> pros/cons have you found with the products? >> >> Thanks, >> >> ronnie >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > -- Jonathan Kulp http://www.jonathankulp.com _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
