I did buy a Zonbu desktop a month or so ago, its small cute and quiet. But I can only say that I like the hardware as I wiped the system and am using it as my Myth Frontend box. Which it seems to be capable enough of, although sometimes it takes a few seconds to switch menus. So because I got the "free version" I have no clue about their software or support. Kind of cool hard drive on the Internet idea though utilizing Amazons storage option. Neat idea. --j On 1/14/08, Brian Wall <kc0iog at gmail.com> wrote: > > 2008/1/13 Joey Rockhold <joey.rockhold at gmail.com>: > > > I am looking for a laptop that full supports linux, and at the same time > > I am looking for the cheapest deal. I am curious if anyone has tried a > > laptop from Zonbu ( http://www.zonbu.com/home/ ). > > > > Sounds interesting, perhaps this is testing the waters for a new model > (buy the support, software and laptop are cheap/free). > > They promise upgrade protection, but it appears to be limited to software > (already free). What would be really cool with this type of model would be > to offer upgrade protection on the hardware as well, sort of a lease type > deal. If they had a deal where you could trade in your laptop at the end of > 2 years, say for $100 and another 2 yr contract, this would be a neat way to > get shiny new laptops with adequate specs. Obviously this deal doesn't > cover that, and it looks like you will get screwed in the long run, paying > for updates (already free) and support (mostly free). > > I think if you bought this laptop, both LUGs would be interested in > helping you test their "unlimited support". If it's live, knowledgeable > folks this would be a neat deal. My hunch tells me it's someone searching > Google and sending you URLs. In the case of the latter, not a good deal at > all. > > I echo Jack's reply, shop around for a good promo/loss leader special on a > laptop. You'll spend more in the long run on this Zonbu thing. The only > reason to go with Zonbu is if you're willing to spend money to test a new > business model. Of course there's always the chance that this venture will > fold, and you get out of your contract with a cheap laptop. That's a risk > you'll have to decide if you want to take. > > You could always look into OLPC as well. > > -Brian > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20080114/8f6f3cef/attachment.htm