Whoops. Sorry about that, you're right. The reason that I got such a screaming deal was that I bought it at the same time as an Inspiron 1535. I got confused. Only the 1GB of RAM, which is the maximum. Also, before you rip me a new one, I got the maximum of 16GB SSD (not 20GB). Because I can tell that you're a stickler for precision, I'll include the full inventory. After I called them up, they waived the shipping charges, but I don't expect you to believe that.
1 224-2669 Inspiron 910 Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6GHz, 533Mhz512K L2 Cache 1 311-9256 Obsidian Black Color with Gloss Finish 1 311-9255 1GB,DDR2,533MHZ,1 DIMM 1 320-7125 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA TLLCD 1 320-7124 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 1 341-7610 16GB Solid State Drive (mini-card Module/PATA) 1 420-9249 Genuine Windows XP Home Edition 1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal 1 420-8223 Dell Video Chat 1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 1 310-8624 You have chosen a Windows XP System 1 420-9191 Box.net online backup and filesharing 1.0 1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 1 430-3223 Base LCD Assembly 1 430-3219 Wireless 802.11g Mini Card 1 313-6896 Integrated 0.3M Pixel Webcam 1 410-1160 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension 1 312-0775 32WHr 4-cell Battery 1 412-0148 No ISP requested 1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron 1 992-2067 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year 1 990-7989 1 Year Limited Warranty and Mail-In Service,Notebook 1 991-0320 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year 1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year 1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty 1 988-6059 No Warranty 2 and 3 1 900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined 1 313-7127 Base LCD Assembly in Black
When I got mine, they weren't shipping with Linux. Because the cost was too good to pass up ($149 with 3GB Ram and 20GB SSD), I took delivery and reloaded it with Ubuntu. Works great. I've had no problems.
Softway Systems Interix software was one of the tools that made NT reasonably manageable. When Microsoft bought out your company 1 1/2 years ago, I feared that they would bury it and/or render it useless.
Looking at the latest version of MS Interix, I feel that I was justified in my concerns. No real improvements have been made, and a number of usefull tools have been removed (vi, for example).
How do you respond to Microsoft's predatory aquisition of OpenNT, and it's eventual castration? Is this the type of innovation that we can expect as Microsoft strives to create "great software"?
If it's not about money, buy it early when it IPOs. You'll still own a piece of the company and you could sell it whenever you liked (and not ruin your chances of getting into another IPO later at E*Trade when it might be more about making money).
When it's all said and done, I think that Red Hat is an EXTREMELY risky stock to get involved in. Any stock that attracts a large amount of non-saavy investors is ripe for market-maker manipulation. I love Linux, I really like Red Hat, but I'm going to stay away from the stock like the plague.
With an IPO, you'll have to buy a minimum amount of shares (let's say 100). At an IPO price of 10-14 dollars (my guess), you'll be paying at least a thousand dollars for your wall hanging.
Do it if you want, but only if you're prepared to lose it all.
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Whoops. Sorry about that, you're right. The reason that I got such a screaming deal was that I bought it at the same time as an Inspiron 1535. I got confused. Only the 1GB of RAM, which is the maximum. Also, before you rip me a new one, I got the maximum of 16GB SSD (not 20GB). Because I can tell that you're a stickler for precision, I'll include the full inventory. After I called them up, they waived the shipping charges, but I don't expect you to believe that.
1 224-2669 Inspiron 910 Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6GHz, 533Mhz512K L2 Cache
1 311-9256 Obsidian Black Color with Gloss Finish
1 311-9255 1GB,DDR2,533MHZ,1 DIMM
1 320-7125 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA TLLCD
1 320-7124 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
1 341-7610 16GB Solid State Drive (mini-card Module/PATA)
1 420-9249 Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-8223 Dell Video Chat
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
1 310-8624 You have chosen a Windows XP System
1 420-9191 Box.net online backup and filesharing 1.0
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 430-3223 Base LCD Assembly
1 430-3219 Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
1 313-6896 Integrated 0.3M Pixel Webcam
1 410-1160 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
1 312-0775 32WHr 4-cell Battery
1 412-0148 No ISP requested
1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
1 992-2067 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 990-7989 1 Year Limited Warranty and Mail-In Service,Notebook
1 991-0320 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 988-6059 No Warranty 2 and 3
1 900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
1 313-7127 Base LCD Assembly in Black
Product Subtotal: $150.88
Shipping and Handling: $9.99
Tax: $10.05
Product Total: $170.92
When I got mine, they weren't shipping with Linux. Because the cost was too good to pass up ($149 with 3GB Ram and 20GB SSD), I took delivery and reloaded it with Ubuntu. Works great. I've had no problems.
The funniest thing I've heard today. Heh.
Softway Systems Interix software was one of the tools that made NT reasonably manageable. When Microsoft bought out your company 1 1/2 years ago, I feared that they would bury it and/or render it useless.
Looking at the latest version of MS Interix, I feel that I was justified in my concerns. No real improvements have been made, and a number of usefull tools have been removed (vi, for example).
How do you respond to Microsoft's predatory aquisition of OpenNT, and it's eventual castration? Is this the type of innovation that we can expect as Microsoft strives to create "great software"?
If it's not about money, buy it early when it IPOs. You'll still own a piece of the company and you could sell it whenever you liked (and not ruin your chances of getting into another IPO later at E*Trade when it might be more about making money).
When it's all said and done, I think that Red Hat is an EXTREMELY risky stock to get involved in. Any stock that attracts a large amount of non-saavy investors is ripe for market-maker manipulation. I love Linux, I really like Red Hat, but I'm going to stay away from the stock like the plague.
With an IPO, you'll have to buy a minimum amount of shares (let's say 100). At an IPO price of 10-14 dollars (my guess), you'll be paying at least a thousand dollars for your wall hanging.
Do it if you want, but only if you're prepared to lose it all.