>From my experience, like 2 or 3 different acer laptops, very compatible.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote: > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: acer vista > Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:57:19 -0800 > > My friend/co-worker got an acer with vista at walmart last weekend. > He says that it has 3 gigs of ram and 160 gigs hard drive. > He says he got it for $275.00 (or close to that/don't remember, but under 3 > hun.) > I didn't ask him about the processor. > sounds too good to be true, but I'll have to check again/look at the box > myself. > He say's it was only one day blowout. > Anyways, I think I almost have him talked into installing ubuntu. > (Not that I really tried to talk him into it/just suggested it) > He seems to think it may not be such a bad idea. > He made the 11 cd recovery disk set. (with all the free trial ware of > course) > I am wondering if he can order the Vista OS disks or disks for a minimal > charge. > Does M$ or Acer or whoever still do that thing where you can get the bare > OS without all the trial-ware for a minimal fee? > > Drawing from what I've read on the list, am I not correct to interpolate > that > Acer is very linux compatible? > > Thanks > Paul > > Maybe I'll set him up with ubuntu, and set up his vista, xp, and possibly > other appliances in vmware > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™ Hotmail(R):…more than just e-mail. Check it > out.<http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009> > ------------------------------ > Hotmail(R) goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. See > how.<http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
