QLITech Systems

[Deepak Saxena]

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On Mar 12 2001, at 23:09, Robert Ambrose was caught saying:
> 
> Has anyone here tried the QLITech (Tuxtop) Labtops?  I'm thinking of
> getting an Emperor.
> 
> Two things really bug me about Dell:
> 
> First, Dell doesn't seem very interested in selling Linux Laptops.  I got
> the feeling the sales rep thought something was wrong with me wanting a
> Linux based laptop.  Half the things I was interested in getting wasn't
> supported (Port rep/CD-RW). I was also told I couldn't order more than 260
> MB of memory.  I was thinking of getting 512.  (They had a special going,
> they would match the amount of memory you bought and I was going to get
> 256 MB anyway).
> 
> The other thing that really burns me is I priced the same configuration
> using Windoes 2000 Pro and it came out 3 dollors cheaper.  I feel like I'm
> still having to buy a copy of Windows I don't want.
> 
> On the otherhand, two things bother me about the Emperor:
> 
> One is the don't allow returns.  If you buy it, and don't like it, do bad.
> This really bothers me because a few years ago I bought a laptop from
> another small company (Twinhead), and I've been sorry ever since.
> 
> Second, is it is a lot more expensive.
> 
> So I was wondering if anyone has direct knowlage of either QLITech and/or
> the Emperor.
> 
> TIA, rna
> 
> 
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