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Didn't you forget something
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Didn't you forget something  awells@... | 11/11/08
Barebones ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/08
OS any one?  richard.bennett@... | 11/14/08
Here's your carrot  mjolnar@... | 11/14/08
Hmmm... installing Ubuntu  DNSB | 11/15/08
CD/DVD?  Information_z | 11/20/08
Need a CD/DVD to install Ubuntu?  Jxn | 11/29/08
And, that is one of the big problems with Vista, only OEMs get the discount  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
Liar  NonZealot | 11/17/08
Well, I was not aware of the unconditional discount with no support. But,  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
Also, Adrian should give us a bare-bones price for an Ubuntu box. You could  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
Vista Ultimate for $99  michael@... | 11/14/08
Don't be a whiner...  moviedemon | 11/14/08
In other words, it is ok to break the law to save a bit of money? And the  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
Only you can stop the spread of FUD  NonZealot | 11/17/08
Well, if that is true, then, we have found the real cost for Vista that can  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
A "bit" of money?  moviedemon | 11/17/08
Hell, you can pirate it too...  joe_merchant@... | 11/17/08
Link to $99 Vista  NonZealot | 11/14/08
Those prices appear to be for system builders. You would have to have at  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
Um, what exactly do you think the article is about?  NonZealot | 11/17/08
Ok, well, if that is true, that is the first time I heard of it. Is there  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
I doubt that any on-line merchant is ...  mwagner@... | 11/17/08
It needs an OS  mietz | 11/15/08
and certainly not a VISTA PC without Vista  dogmo1001 | 11/17/08
Not about price I would think  webservant2003@... | 11/14/08
Forgot CD-ROM, OS, Keyboard, Mouse, and display  toddemiles | 11/14/08
And, and, and...  deanders | 11/14/08
don't forget  sholleran | 11/14/08
Building Dirt Cheap  Williamanon | 11/14/08
Bargains Out There  Crazed11 | 11/15/08
The biggest thing he forgot is the cost of Vista and MS-Office  DonnieBoy | 11/17/08
You don't NEED MS Office to make this ...  mwagner@... | 11/17/08
Re:Barebones ...  hkommedal | 11/14/08
Also  sephiroth_4 | 11/11/08
He did say  yschoo1@... | 11/12/08
You probably already have one  scott1329 | 11/14/08
If your exisiting system is old enough ...  mwagner@... | 11/14/08
Re: Didn't you forget something?  sdgreen42 | 11/14/08
who needs a case?  DiZastur | 11/14/08
no case  hizaleus | 11/14/08
How about factoring in the cost of Vista  joe_merchant@... | 11/17/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  Andrew Sheppard | 11/11/08
Help! It's the grammar police!  Sleeper Service | 11/11/08
I'm just sweeping for typos now ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/08
Darn ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/08
OK  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/08
Message has been deleted.  n0neXn0ne | 11/11/08
You're almost there, Adrian! happy  plino | 11/12/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  preachjohn | 11/11/08
grammar???  GAXXIS | 11/14/08
Yo grammah!  deanders | 11/14/08
Reduced grammar due to economic downturn  ZDNet_replier | 11/14/08
I know you were going bare bones.. buttttttt  Been_Done_Before | 11/11/08
re: buttttttt  Badgered | 11/11/08
Thats pretty sad.. i didnt even see the second page.. i was distracted  Been_Done_Before | 11/14/08
And where is the OS ?  Alan Smithie | 11/11/08
**BARE BONES**  Barc777 | 11/14/08
You get what you pay for  Info-Dave | 11/11/08
Ummm....  moviedemon | 11/14/08
Here's one if you gi with AMD.  Grayson Peddie | 11/11/08
Re Here's one if ...  hbbrion@... | 11/14/08
Forgot to mention: No.  Grayson Peddie | 11/14/08
Will Still Run Slower Than A Turtle Nailed To The Floor  itanalyst2@... | 11/11/08
And I am running Windows 7  CrashPad | 11/12/08
It's the RAM  Q'sDad | 11/13/08
1 GB is perfectly fine for normal people. Those with special...  logicearth@... | 11/13/08
Agreed - see config below - but it has worked great  USTechHead | 11/14/08
1GB is not "perfectly fine" ...  mwagner@... | 11/14/08
What about Win 7?  deanders | 11/14/08
If history is any guide ...  mwagner@... | 11/17/08
Vista 64 with 3GB?  notsofast | 11/14/08
Vista x64 ...  mwagner@... | 11/17/08
Ram is Dependant On Both Applications and Operating System  chessmen | 11/14/08
Even for people who are NOT doing those two things  Lerianis | 11/14/08
HMMM - We had an HP Pavilion Laptop very snappy  USTechHead | 11/14/08
Instead of downgrading to XP ...  mwagner@... | 11/14/08
No nail  mjolnar@... | 11/14/08
Sorry  mjolnar@... | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  Bomn | 11/11/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  Loverock Davidson | 11/11/08
The stronger point though is that ...  mwagner@... | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  jtiner | 11/11/08
Mythbuntu??  aureolin@... | 11/14/08
Mythbuntu is based on Ubuntu and MythTV...  bmerc | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  bhaydama | 11/11/08
Rename post as Vista/7 "Capable" wink  r0n1n812 | 11/12/08
Totally awesome price drop  scott1329 | 11/14/08
Thanks for the price udate  ashepard@... | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  mwagner@... | 11/14/08
BTW - RAM out of stock  scott1329 | 11/14/08
Thermaltake PS  scott1329 | 11/14/08
Hmmm...  Spiritusindomit@... | 11/14/08
???  cdgoldin | 11/17/08
Plus you have to learn the REBATE BOOGIE  Ole Man | 11/18/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  kevvvmc | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  ttomes | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  Drawsalot | 11/14/08
Obvious inaccuracy that should be corrected...  Spiritusindomit@... | 11/14/08
Well it was running on a netbook...  mikefarinha | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  druid627@... | 11/14/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  markhelfant | 11/14/08
How about doing this with Linux distros?  mikifinaz1@... | 11/14/08
What the... Hey that's easy!!!  Grayson Peddie | 11/14/08
Will the BIOS detect all of the components?  BALTHOR | 11/14/08
For Another $35...  wolf_z | 11/14/08
Way Under Powered For Vista  chessmen | 11/14/08
Vista run fine on this level of hardware  Eric.G | 11/14/08
Bull.  Lerianis | 11/14/08
Nonsense  mwagner@... | 11/17/08
So basically, Vista doesn't suck power  Lerianis | 11/14/08
"Vista doesn't suck power"  Ole Man | 11/15/08
Seems like Ole Man has a chip on his shoulder...  PollyProteus | 11/17/08
Nope, the chip was knocked off ole man's shoulder  Ole Man | 11/18/08
Typically it's the crapware...  PollyProteus | 11/17/08
You are right about that  Ole Man | 11/18/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  roger.warde | 11/15/08
if you're trying to be cheap...  David the Nerd | 11/15/08
PC building  roger.warde | 11/15/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  phillfri | 11/15/08
newegg has it for $54  roger.warde | 11/15/08
Not the same board  phillfri | 11/15/08
gigabyte board  roger.warde | 11/15/08
My $200 dollar system  roger.warde | 11/15/08
Why not buy a new or refurb PC for about the same...  jescocom | 11/15/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  phillfri | 11/15/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  roger.warde | 11/15/08
RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PC  old_fart | 11/15/08
Vista Tweaks, TIps and Hacks Tutorials  pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 11/16/08
Or $309 At Dell Outlet  vernma@... | 11/17/08
Hard to beat Dell for a basic machine that just works  phillfri | 11/19/08

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