Re: XP *and* Vista co-exist in the market?
Canuck57 wrote:
> "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 5�C 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.
Tell her that maids are cheap in Spain
> Technically, I could retire now but
> a little early yet to do that. Will work on this though....
I start getting Social Security benefits in October but I'm not going to
stop working, just keep the businesses in my wife's name.
Alias