A PC for Tightwads

Vikingod · Nov 2, 2005, 04:32 PM

One of the fixtures around Silicon Valley is Fry's Electronics. While the chain has spread throughout the west, Fry's started here, and has always had a geeky sort of reputation. It's always a bit surreal to wander through Fry's and see components for building breadboards right alongside PC components. They also offer some spectacular deals occasionally. So when I opened the local Fry's ad circular that was embedded in the San Jose Mercury News, one of the first things I spotted was the ad for a complete PC for $159.
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Matth · Nov 3, 2005, 02:53 PM

A Linspire system, and equipping it with only 128Mb RAM was a costcutting measure too far, which may cloud people's impressions of the Linspire (formerly Lindows) operating system.

niceguyrichy · Nov 3, 2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Matth

A Linspire system, and equipping it with only 128Mb RAM was a costcutting measure too far, which may cloud people's impressions of the Linspire (formerly Lindows) operating system.

yeah, it should have more memory.

I actually read through that whole thing and found it very interesting.

I'm still not sure what market they're aiming for with those specs though??

If it came with 512mb then with the addition of a big cheap hdd it's a ready made $159 mp3 server no worries.

wonder who buy's them?

Vikingod · Nov 3, 2005, 03:05 PM

People who don't use their comps much. The market is to get people (probably older and poorer) to use computers. I think these sort of things are great (though not for me).

niceguyrichy · Nov 3, 2005, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

People who don't use their comps much. The market is to get people (probably older and poorer) to use computers. I think these sort of things are great (though not for me).

yeah, suppose if you only fired the thing up twice a week to email your grandkids or something it makes sense.
and it really is damn cheap!

Nov 2, 2005, 04:32 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	A PC for Tightwads One of the fixtures around Silicon Valley is Fry's Electronics. While the chain has spread throughout the west, Fry's started here, and has always had a geeky sort of reputation. It's always a bit surreal to wander through Fry's and see components for building breadboards right alongside PC components. They also offer some spectacular deals occasionally. So when I opened the local Fry's ad circular that was embedded in the San Jose Mercury News, one of the first things I spotted was the ad for a complete PC for $159. __________ Read More / Source: ExtremeTech

Nov 3, 2005, 02:53 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	A Linspire system, and equipping it with only 128Mb RAM was a costcutting measure too far, which may cloud people's impressions of the Linspire (formerly Lindows) operating system.

Nov 3, 2005, 03:05 PM	Thread Starter #4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	People who don't use their comps much. The market is to get people (probably older and poorer) to use computers. I think these sort of things are great (though not for me).