On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 10:04 +1200, Craig FALCONER wrote: > How the hell does a boxmover like global PC "make their own laptops" ? > > Do you mean that they rebrand compucon laptops or something?
Not 100% sure, no doubt it is some sort of rebadging/rebranding [1], but they seemed flexible on specs, and the suggestion that was left in my mind was that they were putting the things together. Looking at their site today I notice this model, http://www.globalpc.co.nz/proddetail.asp?prod=SY03001 which states: "This system does not come with operating system" A google on the model number "FIC WBB55" leads back to Global PC as the top hit, so I'm not sure what conclusion that leads to, but it seems to be some sort of "no badge" box thatpc shops can customise and put a sticker on. Wherever they come from, the point is its an OS-less laptop :-) [1] in that a chch retailer obviously doesn't design and build motherboards and cases on its own! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 1 May 2005 8:27 a.m. > To: CLUG > Subject: Re: Bugger - the MS Money Mill Rolls On.... =( > > Actually worth noting, if you want an OS-less laptop is the fact that Global > PC build their own laptops and will supply without an OS - or they would > about a year ago when I asked. > > Worth checking if you are in the market. > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
