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Kevin Lucas wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Julian Hall wrote: >> >>> Rob Beard wrote: >>> >>>> Nope, from my experiences of Vista, it takes a quick machine and makes >>>> it run like a 286. >>>> >>> A friend of mine repairs PCs and he had a laptop in to have some >>> software installed on it (I know.. but if they want to pay for such a >>> simple service, that's up to them :)). >>> >>> When he got it, the machine hadn't even been unpacked yet. When I saw >>> it, it was turned on for the third time - ever. >>> >>> It took 4 minutes to load. >>> >>> He opened the Control Panel. It took 3 minutes from clicking the mouse >>> until Control Panel was usable! >>> >>> This was a 2ghz machine with 1Gb RAM. Allegedly within Vista's >>> specification. Like hell it is.... I'll have my head replaced with a >>> carrot before Vista ever goes on my computers! >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Julian >>> >>> >> LOL, take it you build your own computers? >> >> I must admit, if I'm ever in the market to buy myself a laptop (i.e. >> with my own money) I'll get a Dell with Ubuntu, unless I can find one >> without an OS. >> >> Rob >> >> > Novatech ship without an OS if you ask > http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/ > Thats worth keeping in mind next time my other half wants a new laptop. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html