[Eug-lug] $150 Fedora laptop

[Jared Ubelhor]

Here is the Slashdot article on it. Much discussion of iffy-ness.
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D07/07/25/1519256&from=3Drss

On 7/27/07, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
>
> John Sechrest wrote:
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> >Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> writes:
> >
> >
> > % There still doesn't seem to be any free lunch.  I read the stuff at
> > % second link, and the computer smells really iffy.
> >
> >
> > What parts are iffy? Fedora? 256M memory? 80G Disk?
> > 4-6week lead time?
> >
> > Can we be specific?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >John Sechrest          .         Helping people use
> >                        .           computers and the Internet
> >                          .            more effectively
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> >                                 .       Internet: sechrest at peak.org
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> >
> >
> John Sechrest
> Re: No Free Lunch - as in the price is too good to be true - follow the
> second link provided in the original post to a discussion on problems
> with the manufacturer.  The vendor says they will stand behind the sale
> such that the buyer should not loose any money, but no one seems to be
> sure about the manufacturer, or exactly what actually might be
> delivered.  You pays your money you takes your choice/chance.  Good luck.
>
> As to the specs - that machine isn't going to do a lot, or do it very
> fast, on the Internet today.  Your millage may vary.
> Regards
> Fred James
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