[sclug] Cheap'n'nasty Tesco Linux machines

[Pierro]

I agree, it is a case of 'to be or not to be.' This is a small step in the
right direction. Good for Tesco and all involved.

On 11/03/2008, Phillip Chandler <phillip.chandler at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> In the Red corner is Tesco's cheap and nasty Linux Machines ..... In the
> Blue corner is no one else selling (apart from Dell) good, decent PC's
> with linux installed, in a main supermarket chain.
>
> MMMmmm this is a tough one guys, but who's your money going to be on ?
> Which is the lesser of two evils ?
>
> So you buy a tesco PC, spend some dosh online buying an upgrade to the
> memory. The linux community harps on about getting linux "In the face"
> of the general public, and getting publicity, but when they start to get
> it, the linux guys start whinging about who they do or dont want
> connected with selling linux boxes.
>
>
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> On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 07:52 +0000, David Given wrote:
> > I notice that Tesco Direct shows their 139 UKP Linux-based PCs back in
> > stock. 2.66GHz Celeron D, 80GB HDD, 256MB RAM, etc.
> >
> > Did anyone here buy one of these last time? Any comments?
> >
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