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Computers with Preinstalled Mandrakelinux

Posted by michael on from the star-power dept.

puslik writes "Mandrakelinux has announced the availability of computers with preinstalled Mandrakelinux 10.0 (cost 299 or 399 EUR; only sold in France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco and Belgium)."

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  1. Quotes by isorox · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I dont read much French, but you can get the gist. I love this quote

    - Windows (TM) est uniquement un système d'exploitation.

    Nice to see so much "libres" mentioned too.

    Also shows application alternatives



    Internet : Navigateurs web : Konqueror (KDE)
    [PIM] : Kontact (KDE)
    Messagerie Instantanée compatible IRC, AOL, ICQ, Yahoo et MSN Messenger
    Multimédia : The Gimp (le logiciel de retouches d'images), Totem 1.2 (lecteur multimédia) ..
    OpenOffice pour Microsoft Office
    Kmail pour Microsoft Outlook Express
    Konqueror pour Microsoft Internet Explorer
    K3B pour Easy CD Creator
    Totem pour Windows (TM) Media Player ...


    Totem?

    €299 (200 pounds, $350) for a Duron 1.8/40GB/256MB and no monitor? With mandrake set up already? Perhaps you know a family that want another computer while the kids are off playing quake or whatever you kids play nowadays, and the parents want to do some internet stuff. Good idea really.
  2. Re:Are those bought for Linux or as a cheap blank by ArmorFiend · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, they'll probably at least try it out before blanking it. If things work well, they'll probably delay installing windows. If things work well enough, long enough, the delay could become infinate. I'm not sure how user friendly Mandrake is, but they say its friendly. I say this is its acid test.