[Gllug] Cheap Linux PC, I'll get me coat

[Alain Williams]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 10:32:53AM +0100, Gundemarie Scholz wrote:
> Andy Farnsworth wrote:
> > dick_turpin wrote:
> >> Hi All
> >>
> >> Check out these Linux based units from Tesco's of all people! 
> >>
> >> http://direct.tesco.com/search/default.aspx?search=esys&confirm.x=0&confirm.y=0
> [...]
> > Wow, that is impressive,
> >   The Intel unit is £140 and comes with a 2.66 Ghz Intel Celeron, DVD 
> > ROM drive, 80Gb HD, 256 Mb RAM and integrated Video and Audio.
> >   Only real drawback I see is the 256 Mb RAM.
> > 
> > The AMD unit is £190 and comes with a 1.9 Ghz Dual Processor AMD 3600 
> > Athlon 64 x2, DVD Rewriter, 80gb HD, 512 Mb RAM, Integrated Video and Audio.
> >   Again, RAM is the drawback.
> > 
> > RAM is cheap though so for another £35 you can get 2 x 1Gb RAM from 
> > Overclockers.  Though you average Tesco shopper would not know this or 
> > how to install it themselves.
> 
> The only Tesco PC I looked at closely had stickers on the case claiming
> that if you open the case and fiddle about with the innards the warranty
> would be void. Does a disclaimer like that have any legal significance,
> or is it just to scare people off?

If it breaks ... just take the extra RAM out before you return it.
Hopefully they have not stuck the sitckers over the screws - as some people do.

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