I let them know my thoughts
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| tracyanne Apr 08, 2008 7:47 PM EDT |
I let them know my thoughts |
| techiem2 Apr 08, 2008 7:55 PM EDT |
Submitted. Not that I'd probably buy one, but any more big name Linux boxes would be a good thing. |
| herzeleid Apr 08, 2008 9:34 PM EDT |
I weighed in on the matter as well. |
| techiem2 Apr 08, 2008 9:36 PM EDT |
As I recall, AW is a subsidiary of Dell now right? It would be great if they put out a high end gaming machine setup with Linux and a good selection of Linux games. |
| zenarcher Apr 08, 2008 11:21 PM EDT |
I left my thoughts, as well. |
| Sander_Marechal Apr 08, 2008 11:44 PM EDT |
Me too. |
| rijelkentaurus Apr 09, 2008 6:07 AM EDT |
Yup. |
| jdixon Apr 09, 2008 6:54 AM EDT |
Alienware products are well outside my price range. :( I see little point in my telling them I won't buy their systems. |
| azerthoth Apr 09, 2008 8:12 AM EDT |
I told them, from the question they asked, no I would not pay MORE for a linux based PC, but would be perfectly happy to pay the same as a windows PC. A good deal for them as the manufacturer then gets to retain the "windows tax" for themselves. Not that I am about to pony up for an AW system. Desktops I build myself, laptops at this point for me, I am capable of running any game I play on hardware that I can pick up for considerably less. If I want extra storage ... thats what those 80+ Gig USB jump drives are good for. |
| Sander_Marechal Apr 09, 2008 1:26 PM EDT |
I told them that if they expect people to pay the same or more for a Linux PC than for a Vista machine that they'd have to do a lot more than slap a default Ubuntu install on the machine. |
| jhansonxi Apr 09, 2008 9:39 PM EDT |
I told them to offer either a no-OS version with Linux-supported hardware or a specific distro with some commercial games pre-installed like Doom 3, Quake 4, UT3. |
| tracyanne Apr 09, 2008 9:43 PM EDT |
I told them that if they want to charge the same or higher for a an equivalent Linux machine, they need to explain the price difference. |
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