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Posted by Daniel James on June 22, 2008, 7:32 am
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BillW50 wrote:
> > Laptop users would be well advised to choose an OS with lower
hardware
> > requirements and so lower power consumption.
>
> Where are you going to find drivers for the new hardware that you buy?
> Easier said than done. Virtually anything you buy nowadays will have
> Vista drivers and nothing else.
If you want a laptop and don't want Vista, buy a laptop that comes with
something other that Vista installed -- it will come with all the
drivers it requires.
Dell, for example, can supply laptops with XP or Ubuntu installed. No
need to buy Vista at all. Just say no.
If you can only find Windows laptops supplied with Vista, kick up a
stink until someone starts putting XP on again -- or buy a Mac.
Remember: The customer *IS* always right.
> Haven't you been listening? Besides getting a glorified PDA called a
> Asus EEE PC, where are you going to find a new laptop without Vista?
> Pickings are few.
<smile> The EEE is a great machine -- but much too big to be a PDA.
Don't roll over, wag your tail, and buy Vista just because MS tells you
to. If you want XP *demand* it! Buy from someone who still sells it --
and write to all the suppliers who only offer Vista explaining that you
might have bought one of their machines if they'd been able to offer
something that was appropriate for the purpose.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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