Disappointing Hardware, Support for Linare's $500 Laptop 19
Provataki writes " Remember this great deal about Linare's $500 laptop deal at wal-mart? Probably was too good to be true. Missing shipping dates & bad support take away the excitement."
Damn... (Score:1)
Too bad... (Score:2)
Re:Too bad... (Score:1, Offtopic)
Re:Too bad... (Score:2)
My notebook has no brand or label, and the area usually reserved for a logo is blank. However I love my Compal CL56, and am very glad I chose it.
I too performed my
Let's compare... (Score:2)
Manufacturer Linare said that it will bring a Linux-based device to the retailer 'within the next few days.'
Two e-mails from the new article:
"Thank you for your interest in Linare products . your order will be shipped on or before 14th march with out fail . Sorry for the delay , due to heavy back order we were not able to ship you earlier."
and
"Thank you for your interest in Linare products . your order will be shipped before this week end . Sorry
Ow (Score:2, Informative)
But this is Wal-Mart (Score:3, Funny)
We've all been taking things back to Wal-Mart years after we bought them, long after we lost the receipt.
Re:But this is Wal-Mart (Score:2)
His problem was... (Score:3, Informative)
Of course... (Score:2)
So I am assuming that since i am being modded as a troll that most of you buy your music albums from wal-mart and buy your movies from wal-mart? Do you not also notice that most of the good shit is cut out?
Oh, you don't? I feel sorry for you then.
It's a $500 laptop (Score:2)
Don't buy anything from walmart (Score:1)
Wal-Mart PC, Wal-Mart quality? (Score:1)
This was a PC sold on Walley World's Wonderful World Wide Web Site, right? That truly sucks, but it's right in line with the kinds of cheap-in-many-ways suppliers they decided to align themselves with since Mr. Walton's passing. Proof enough, I guess, that they can stain Linux on laptops with a rap as bad as Windows on E-Machines and Compaq laptops. Shame.