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Three LindowsOS PCs Reviewed

Posted by Hemos on from the making-use-of-them dept.

Eugenia writes "Not one, but three LindowsOS-based PCs (in the value range of $199 USD) were reviewed online by WashingtonPost. A TigerDirect PC, the traditional WalMart/MicrotelPC and one from Nova Computech. The reviewer says that these PCs while are very low-end today, compared to PCs 2 years ago, are actually pretty good solutions for home usage. The reviewer found them lacking in the gaming (no respectable 3D gfx card included), expandibility departments and while he mentions that Linux-based LindowsOS is affordable, is not a panacea as it lacks in good USB support and other demanding areas of our modern times."

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  1. SCO -5; cowardly by jkrise · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mr.Robertson said recently in the wake of the SCO vs IBM filing, that he'd paid money to SCO to keep quiet, atleast as regards his flavor of Linux.

    This sounds so cowardly and backwards for true Linux enthusiasts. Those who really buy Lindows to use the bundled Linux can load other and better distros as well.

    It doesn't sound right - being aggressive against Microsoft and a weakling against puny SCO.

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  2. I know it's commonplace, but by loomis · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I know it's commonplace in newswriting, but the contradictory style of the author is particularly annoying in this review:

    "A $200 Computer Can Perform, Barely" [emphasis added]

    "[. . .] but they generally worked surprisingly well and offered room to grow"

    And soforth. Why not just put a positive headline as opposed to putting a negative headline and contradicting it throughout your article? I know I know, negative headline increases readership. Feh.

    Loomis

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  3. Walmart cheap-ies are pretty nifty... by Whispers_in_the_dark · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For $200 plus another $80 in parts we recently purchased 10 machines that we are using for 20 users (via RedHat 9 and the multiple XFree86 hack). They are working quite well for data entry via the internet and at under $150/seat (purchased more RAM and a video card) they're quite a bargain if you ask me.

  4. Consumer Reports also reviewed the Wal-mart PC by willutah · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A short and free review by Consumer Reports can be summed up by the quote: We weren't impressed
    Although you can argue that these PCs are sufficient for most tasks, the fact that they are being sold at Wal-mart opens them up to criticism like this because, really, are wal-mart customers going to know the difference between buying a Windows PC and a Lindows PC? I would buy one of these as a techie, but I wouldn't recommend it to most folks that shop for electronics at Wal-mart.

  5. Couldn't find the Walmart Lindows PC for $199 by woogieoogieboogie · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Walmart had a Lycoris OS pc for. $199 .

    Some of the Microtel systems come with an MSI 6390 board . The MSI Metis barebones ( $138 at Newegg also uses this board and I have used these boards extensively due to their tight integration, small form factor, high degree of reliability and stability.

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  6. Re:Ah, mods by Doppler00 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I just installed Red Hat 9.0 and I was shocked that it didn't install the correct drivers for my NVidia video card. Sure, 2D worked okay but it didn't bother to install any 3D acceleration so I had to download drivers myself and edit X configuration files manually. The average user wouldn't be able to figure this out.