alan c wrote: > John Levin wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This months Linux Format mag has a review of the eSys ePC Basic, a >> budget desktop preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06 >> >> Has anyone seen or used one of these? The website >> http://esysglobal.co.uk/esyspc.htm >> gives no details of prices or where to buy. > > I do not have that -particular- one, but I bought one of the similar > family a while back: > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.comp.os.linux/browse_thread/thread/754d066279013f4d/eacc0687b22ba4aa?lnk=st&q=dabs+PC+esys+candt&rnum=1&hl=en#eacc0687b22ba4aa > (sorry about the long link, I used google and groups with a search on > the string: > dabs PC esys candt > > The PC is still currently being used, now with upgraded HDs and RAM. > The keyboard keys wear off rapidly, and the speakers were very trash > and were soon actually thrown away. I would not hold any breath for > much warranty action. I did make contact just after I bought it but > before long the phone number was not answered,. I did not need any > serious warranty remedy, but the experience was interesting. > > I needed a quick cheap PC at the time and it was good value (165 uk > pounds incl vat and dabs delivery). The bios needed configuring > various things - on board video display resolution I think, and the > delivered linux install was not useful, not that that mattered. > Documentation was nil and I used partly guesswork. >
Thanks for the info. Does the cpu fan make much noise? Is there a fan on the graphics card? TIA John -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
