Kai Ponte wrote: > On Monday 26 February 2007 02:05:58 pm Tony Alfrey wrote: > >> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_d520?c=us&l= >> en&s=bsd&cs=04 >> >> I tried very hard to select the same components: CPU, memory, graphics >> card, hard drive, DVD. >> >> >> It would cost me a hundred bucks less for the Vista box. I don't think >> Dell has quite got this worked out yet. >> >> > > I seem to recall there being some argument for this a while back. The > pre-loaded machines actually cost the clone manufacturers less, simply > because all the drivers are pre-loaded on some sort of image, whereas they > need to spend more labor hours on these machines. > > I'm not sure how valid it is with the PC clone manufactures such as Dell or > HP > these days, though. > > All the same, those prices are not unreasonable. I'm still happy with the > Monarch Systems I bought for my mom and a few friends. They were very > SUSE-friendly. > > > There's a Canadian company that sells notebook computers with Linux or no OS for less than they charge for the same hardware with Windows.
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