Options for buying a computer.

[Janina Sajka]

So, you're ready for linux at last? Cool.

Be sure to get the latest revs at 
http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/images. What we did last 
spring at Charley's is old old news by now. Let me know if you need disks.
 
On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Amanda Lee wrote:

> http://www.compusa.com
> 
> they have a number of refurbished computers pretty cheap with warranty
> as well as most popular brands of desktop and notebook.
> 
> I just bought a Fujitsu Notebook two days ago from Best Buy.
> 
> Although I did a lot of looking online on:
> 
> http://www.bestbuy.com
> 
> I did purchase my Notebook from a local store but I already knew what I
> wanted and just went in and asked them to bring the one I had on hold to
> the Customer Service area.  It was very helpful to go online because the
> kind of assistance one finds in a retail store, even Comp USA and Circuit
> City and places that are supposed to be selling these items, is not worth
> one's frustration and time of day!  I asked for a PCMCIA N Wireless
> Network card for my Notebook.  What did he show up with?  A PCI card and
> they didn't have the one for the NOtebook or he didn't have the
> wherewithal to look!
> 
> I also did a bit of research on the various vendor sites for Hewlett
> Packard, Fujitsu and others.
> 
> Another place who has a lot of refurbished and discontinued models is:
> 
> http://www.consumerdepot.com
> 
> Can always just use a favorite Search Engine and find lots of other info
> out there as well as places to buy.  What I've indicated
> are definitely
> not all available choices.  I had certain constraints like an 18 months at
> zero percent interest coupon for Best Buy which best suited my own budget
> <smile>!
> 
> 
> Amanda Lee
> 
> Alexandria, VA
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Ron Marriage wrote:
> 
> > Wal-Mart now sells computers online, without any OS.
> > Prices start at $399 for 1 Ghz models.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > Anna Schneider wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone.  If my message isn't very clear, I appologize ahead of time.
> > > I've had a very frustrating day in computer research lnd.  Even knowing
> > > that Linux isn't mainstream, I didn't know things would be this difficult,
> > > so if I'm a bit hard to follow, that's why.
> > >
> > > What I want to know is, short of building my own computer, are there any
> > > options for either buying a computer with Linux already installed or for
> > > buying a computer with no operating system on it to begin with?  Dell will
> > > only install on business systems, and Compaq's web site claims that
> > > several versions of Linux are among the operating systems they offer, but
> > > when I called the number listed, I didn't get any people, I only got "You
> > > live in Seattle Washington, Compaq computers are available at these
> > > locations."  Mutter mutter mutter.
> >
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

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