[SWLUG] is usb failure a premonition of machine demise?

[marcus.davage at googlemail.com]

I recently bought a 12GHz AMD quad-core with Nvidia, 8GB, 1TB hdd for under ?400 from Palicomp, an eBay shop. If you buy over the phone then you get priority shipping. Ubuntu 64 works on it, but flash didn't, so reinstalled with Ubuntu 32bit - everything "just works" and flies like a bird!
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