Walmart-Xandors

[Randy Edwards]

 > Has anyone have any experience with, or comment about the Microtel
 > Xandros Linux computers offered by Walmart.

   I've known a few people that have purchased them.  (These were with 
Mandrake or Lindows; I haven't used/seen Xandros.)

   When I ripped a couple apart, I wasn't really impressed.  But let's face 
it, they're "cheap" computers.  With that said, they work and no one I know 
has had any problems with them.  IMHO, the worst aspect of them is the fact 
that they're from Wal-Mart (insert disclaimer about union-busting, 
hyper-exploitation of workers, etc., here).

   To me, the standard caveats of buying a GNU/Linux computer apply: Do not 
short-change yourself on RAM.  Quantity for hardware are #1 - RAM, #2 - CPU, 
and #3 - HD space.

 Regards,
 .
 Randy

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