Re: XP *and* Vista co-exist in the market?
"Alias" <iamalias@nukethisgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Canuck57 wrote:
>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Alias" <iamalias@nukethisgmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Kerry Brown wrote:
>>>>> ":: Alias ::" <iamalias@TAKEOUTgmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>> Kerry Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>> Yes you did. You knew that Vista would require high end hardware
>>>>>>>> long before it was released.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't need to use *anything* to discredit Vista. It does a very
>>>>>>>> good job all by itself and doesn't need my help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I build systems for $600.00 (not including a monitor, but with Vista
>>>>>>> Home Premium) that run Vista very well. That's hardly what I'd call
>>>>>>> high end.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> A price does not tell us anything except that you buy cheap hardware
>>>>>> to build computers. Six hundred US dollars wouldn't even cover the
>>>>>> cost of buying retail Ultimate in Spain.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm actually very particular about the hardware I use. You are living
>>>>> in the past. You mentioned earlier in the thread that 2GB of RAM is
>>>>> high end. I don't know about Spain but here in Canada 2GB of name
>>>>> brand DDR2 RAM is $60.00. Here's a typical configuration that will run
>>>>> Vista very well and is easily under $500.00 for the hardware which is
>>>>> what I consider to be decent quality.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L motherboard $85.00
>>>>> Intel E2200 CPU $95.00
>>>>> 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 800 MHz $60.00
>>>>> Seagate 250GB SATA-II hard drive $65.00
>>>>> LG GSA H55 DVDRW $40.00
>>>>> Gigabyte X1BPD case with 400 watt PSU $85.00
>>>>> Microsoft Value Pack keyboard and mouse $30.00
>>>> No video or audio card? Are these Canadian or US dollars?
>>>>
>>>>> Total cost of hardware $460.00. This is retail prices, all recognised
>>>>> brand names. If you're not particular about where you shop you could
>>>>> probably get it even cheaper. It's hardly high end. It will run any
>>>>> edition of Vista 32 or 64 bit with no problems. The system will be
>>>>> stable, all drivers are easily available. OEM Vista Home Premium is
>>>>> $125.00, Ultimate $205.00. A decent 19" wide screen LCD would be
>>>>> another $200.00. The complete system with Vista Ultimate is $865.00.
>>>>> Maybe you should move to Canada. It sounds like your decision to live
>>>>> in Spain has impacted your computing experience. In any case cost is
>>>>> relative to where you live. The system specs would not be considered
>>>>> high end anywhere yet Vista runs with no problems on it.
>>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, in Spain, you can't buy a copy of a generic OEM Vista
>>>> (or XP for that matter), only retail, unless you buy a complete
>>>> computer. If I wanted to buy another copy of Vista or XP, I would get a
>>>> friend to buy it in the States and send it to me.
>>>>
>>>> That said, I didn't move to Spain for computer prices. I hate the cold
>>>> and where I live, there's sunshine at least 300 days a year and it
>>>> never goes under 5ºC so Canada is completely out of the question 
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> The more I see your answers to other people, the less I think that you
>>> know about computers..
>>
>> Listen, he is in Spain. EU. They have to pay for the Microsoft
>> anti-trust conviction that the US didn't enforce. Predatory pricing and
>> the like.
>>
>> Nice adoption ground for Linux I bet. I wonder if I should take a
>> Spanish course, always liked the people.
>
> In the last year, I have seen Ubuntu discussed in magazines, newspapers
> and TV. I asked the computer chains which OS was requested the most. XP
> was first, followed by Ubuntu and Vista.
>
> If you're serious about Spain, send me an email.
>
> Alias
I would, but need to convince my wife. Technically, I could retire now but
a little early yet to do that. Will work on this though....