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Thinking of buying a Laptop with no Operating System

  • 12-01-2010 5:39am
    #1
    gebbel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭


    Folks I would like your opinions on the following: I am in the market for a new laptop and am seriously thinking of buying this one that comes with no operating system:

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/174473

    I have a copy of Windows XP, MS Office and McAfee AntiVirus and could load them up. Then I intend to download the necessary drivers and install them one by one.

    I see big savings doing it this way. But am I missing something?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    docmol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭docmol


    Not a great deal IMO. It's a dual core celeron (not very powerful) I found this on dabs, with VHP, have a look.
    www.dabs.ie/products/acer-refurb-as5920-c2d-2-250-dvdrw-vhp-5DL8.html?refs=50937-50220000-46400000-51340000
    It's refurbished but comes with a full warranty, has a better processor but less ram. Ram is easy to add if you find you need it and not expensive.
    The advantage to installing your own OS is that you don't have to put up with all the rubbish software that oems bundle with their machines (bloatware/crapware) I've bought a few of these reconditioned Acers, for friends and family,and the first thing I do, after taking them out of the box and making sure they work, is wipe the hard-drive and install a clean standard OS + drivers. I them image that to a dvd and give that with the laptop.
    If you do decide to buy a blank machine make sure your copy of xp is not oem (ie specific to one make of computers, like dell/hp) as that will make installing it on a computer from a different manufacturer difficult.
    I hope that's of some help.
    PS: I wouldn't put McAfee onto any PC, especially not one I was ever going to use! Try Avast/AvG/Microsoft Security Essentials. They're free and I think better.


  • #3
    gebbel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭gebbel


    Thanks docmol...very helpful. The copy of Windows XP that I have is not OEM. The only thing about that laptop you linked is that it is not available for 1-2 weeks and I kinda need to move on this quicker...it's for my sister as I wrecked her laptop on New Year's Eve (long story!). She doesn't really care too much about spec...just internet and some Word processing is all she uses. I am trying to avoid spending an arm and a leg on it!


  • #4
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Hi gebbel, did you get a laptop without an OS?

    I'm looking at this:

    http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/explorae16.html

    Is it much of a laptop? It will be used by a teenager for teenager stuff plus Office 2007. No gaming.


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