[OT] Computer dealers, possibly Linux-friendly?

[Christopher White]

Hi, welcome to the U.S.!

I usually build my own or my company's PCs from parts I order from several
Internet vendors.  However, if you don't want to do that, the only place I
know of in Sonoma County that has even remotely discounted prices is CompUSA
on Santa Rosa Ave., next to Highway 101.  I recently bought a Compaq Athlon
PC from them and installed RedHat 6.1 on it without any hitches (CompUSA
sells several distributions of Linux, BTW).  This was for a client who
wanted a mainstream brand PC.  I usually stay away from mainstream brands,
however, because they have proprietary cases and sometimes proprietary
parts.  CompUSA has their own brand of PC, I think, but I don't know what
the quality is like.  I build my own because I know exactly what components
I want in them.  And I *never* buy Intel!

Good luck!

--Chris

___________________________
Christopher T. White
Vice President, Information Systems
Advanced Data Engineering, Inc.
1310 Redwood Way, Ste. 120
Petaluma  CA  94954
Voice: 707-794-7000 x16
FAX: 707-794-7009
http://www.adei.com 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Marquardt [mailto:colin at marquardt-home.de]
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 12:30 PM
> To: nblug-talk at afterburner.sonic.net
> Subject: [OT] Computer dealers, possibly Linux-friendly?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> sorry guys, this is slightly off-topic, but I just recently (=10
> days) moved to the US from Germany. Please bear with me.
> 
> I will soon need to buy a PC, and I'd like to hear your opinions
> about good stores in Sonoma/Marin County. 
> 
> I would strongly prefer a Linux/*BSD-friendly dealer if they can
> offer competitive prices. I do not want a pre-installed box, as I
> brought my old HD with Debian on it with me.
> 
> The PC (although I tought about getting a PowerPC, but these still
> are more expensive than AMD/Intel stuff, right?) is meant as a home
> workstation and not as a server of any kind (I do, however, prefer
> good hardware). 
> 
> Grateful for any information,
>   see you on May 9,
>     Colin
> 
> PS: AMD/Athlon much preferred.
>