£250 PC Build challenge.

[Agent]

Directhex, not all of us pay for the OS we use.

Some of us pirate it, and don't try to hide the fact

While im not going to leature you on running pirated software - this isnt the place to talk about it mate

[dave87]

Server 2003 trial installs come quite in handy when screwing about with test hardware configs. 180days is more than enough to evaluate it

...and before anyone launches at me for using pirated software I don't. My PC and Laptop run XP Pro (2xOEM licenses) and the other 2 PCs in the house Run OEM Home - dell & a self build

Dave

[coco]

or maybe you could
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Complete-P3-Sy...QQcmdZViewItem

and spend the £221 on beer!

[Elessar_VPR]

or maybe you could
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Complete-P3-Sy...QQcmdZViewItem

and spend the £221 on beer!

"A super system!"

Still I imagine postage must come close to £29, they must just want some space back.

[TheAnimus]

now adays people are paid to despose of such stuff, so selling it at £10 more than P&P is pure profit, considering they will of charged a good £50 per unit to take it away.

[DragonStar]

You boast about piracy? The fact that hundreds of people dedicate their entire lives to programming and making an OS which ends up feeding their families and you boast about piracy?

Keep it to yourself.

You realise of course that a lot of the programmers at microsoft are now millionares, if not billionaires? I dont agree in principal with piracy, but microsoft take the p***, i tend to evaluate software, if i like it and im gonna use it i will buy it, if not i stop using it (though im lazy, so its not always deleted until the next format, lol). However, some software is SOO expensive its not always feasible that a home user will be able to afford it. Did i read somewhere that microsoft are or maybe buying novell or something? which no doubt means SuSE will be affected if thats true =/

[vaio]

Antec NSK2400 case/psu.........£50
Foxconn NV6100 board...........£33
Sempy 3100+........................£33 (got 3 for £100).
HGST 80gb hard disc...............£28
512mb Crucial PC3200............£50
Ubuntu................................£00
Dvd writer............................£18

Cheap lil folding/htpc rig with expansion options