Re: ot- buying a new name brand pc with xp

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Also, there's the "netbooks" which are a) cheap, b) still have XP, c) are
very light.

Has anyone run Xy on a netbook?



--- On Tue, 12/30/08, Avrom Fischer  wrote:

> From: Avrom Fischer 
> Subject: ot- buying a new name brand pc with xp
> To: "Xywrite" 
> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 9:42 AM
> In view of the recommendation by most people not to get
> Vista on a new pc, I would suggest checking the Dell outlet
> store where you can still get refurbished or blemished or
> returned pc's with xp that come with new pc warranty.
> My experience about a month ago was that you could not get a
> new name brand pc with anything other than vista but that
> you could get refurbished or blemished pc's from the
> manufaturer's outlet stores. The savings were about
> 30-40% and at least with Dell you could bargain and get the
> shipping costs waived.
> avromf@xxxxxxxxmailto:avromf@xxxxxxxx or
> af413@xxxxxxxxmailto:af413@xxxxxxxx

I'm reasonably certain that even recent radio ads for The Notebook Shop --
a local chain of 4 stores that specialize in top brand notebook PCs -- say
they will _still_ sell you *current* models with XP installed, if the
customer prefers it. They also do business online, extending their reach
well beyond this area.
I don't have the url handy, but if you Google it they'd be the only outfit
by that name in the S. Calif. area.


According to sales figures released recently, more people are switching to
laptops as their primary computer anyway. (Not me, but that seems to be
the trend.)


And Frys is still selling the XP version that is intended for system
builders, but anyone could buy that license.



 Jordan



Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx