Re: [LIG] Linux-based laptops in India

If you look at the price of that System76 laptop, you will realise
that they are literally robbing you. Look at the configuration for
approx $900. They are giving Celeron, 512MB, 40GB etc. And look at
what HP is giving for roughly $790 (checkout bestbuy.com), AMD 64
Turion mobile, 2GB, 160GB, 5-in-one card reader and all the other
stuff including integrated camera etc with Windows VISA Home
Premium.And not only HP, I found several better deal with much less
price here in San Francisco while I was looking for a laptop for my
friend.

I would buy that and install linux myself.

Companies giving linux as pre-installed (not sure about big names like
Dell and Lenevo) think that they are doing a specialized job and hence
charge a premium for it. This is going to do more harm then good for
GNU/Linux. People will prefer to buy windows based as they will be
cheaper.

Ofcourse none of that applies to India, but I just wanted to inform you all.

Regards.
Ajitabh Pandey

2007/10/11, H. S. Rai <[email protected]>:
> On 10/10/07, Mahesh T. Pai <[email protected]> wrote:
> > <snip>
>
>  http://system76.com/
>
> for Ububtu pre-installed laptop, only for US and Canada :-(
>
> http://pentagonautomation.tradeget.com/F6392/acer.html (Search result
> by picking up from thread)
>
> OP (and me also) still not able to get solution. Don't we see business
> opportunity? There are persons (don't know how many, but there are)
> who want to buy Laptop, with Linux of her/his choice, and not what a
> few companies offer (linux distro, which we never see on Desktop or
> laptop of LUG members).
>
> So can clients have vendors who will supply hardware as per their
> choice? or someone can represent system76 in India or have otherwise
> such service or outlet. At present vendor say, here is hardware, if
> you can install your linux distribution, and devices work upto your
> satisfaction, or you can live without that (mic or speaker), buy it.
> Otherwise search somewhere else.
>
> At present a normal person carries the impression that low cost
> laptop/Desktop comes with FreeDos and or Linux. Latest / Good
> configuration hardware comes with XP/ Vista. Not good thing for
> reputation of Linux.
>
> --
> H.S.Rai
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