> -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Fuchs [mailto:kfuchs at winternet.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:01 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Linux on Laptop > > Dan Lansing wrote: > > >One thing to keep in mind on this, I had a friend who purchased a > >compaq laptop from compusa and when he called compaq for > support, they > >found out he wanted to repartition and install linux, they told him > >that if he removed the preinstalled OS or modified the partitions in > >anyway it would void his warrenty with compaq. > >Just an FYI > > No company could possibly make money with such a flimsy > warranty, since by that logic your warranty can be voided by > allowing a virus to format the hard drive. Surely no company > will admit that their machine can be permanently damaged by a virus. I'm sure they draw a distinction with a user willfully making large scale changes that drive there support cost up versus a virus. > > Regardless of the true nature of their warranty, I'd suggest > avoiding the Compaq brand due to their tendency to make > hardware slightly different than others such that they > have/had a special version of MS Windows for their computers. > Stay away from Compaq in the future. It all depends HP/Compaq/Hewlett Compaqard business level computers/servers are fine. If you get a Presorry-o, well you get a cheap computer with a lot of funky hardware that will only work with Windows. That works well for the majority of their customers. Linux users are not hin that group. > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list