Comments on: Everex’s gPC: A $199 PC with a half-baked “Google” OS http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:25:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Notsonoble http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-608404 Notsonoble Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:23:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-608404 I'm thinking this will be a mixed thing. Its good to finally see a end user linux box, and cheep computers are a good thing... but I fret that perhaps they should have done a 300 or 350 machine on a little better performing hardware first, and then release something like this 6months later. Why, because bottom of the pot walmart purchasers have a tendency not to even know the difference between linux and windows. So you get lots of flack from that... Someone willing to spend a little more typically does a little more research, and would expect a linux machine... They will show it off more, and be more likely to help the less comp-savvy understand it. Then more people on the bottom of the totem pole experience wise will be ready for it when they buy it... I’m thinking this will be a mixed thing. Its good to finally see a end user linux box, and cheep computers are a good thing… but I fret that perhaps they should have done a 300 or 350 machine on a little better performing hardware first, and then release something like this 6months later.

Why, because bottom of the pot walmart purchasers have a tendency not to even know the difference between linux and windows. So you get lots of flack from that… Someone willing to spend a little more typically does a little more research, and would expect a linux machine… They will show it off more, and be more likely to help the less comp-savvy understand it. Then more people on the bottom of the totem pole experience wise will be ready for it when they buy it…

]]> By: You Guy's Are Douches http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-526000 You Guy's Are Douches Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:54:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-526000 Uhh, this review is complete bs. If you know anything about Linux, you know that Xp sucks ass. Xp stole my sanity. Unbuntu recovered it. Uhh, this review is complete bs. If you know anything about Linux, you know that Xp sucks ass. Xp stole my sanity. Unbuntu recovered it.

]]> By: Lax http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-525104 Lax Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:30:27 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-525104 Funny that a lot of techies on the net are bashing this offering. Well, for starters, this one was not made to target your demographic guys. Yes it is true, you can build a cheaper one from the ground up and there are other more OS/software options out there but I doubt the Joe average would care to go through the hassle. I am sure everyone here knows that the ordinary consumer simply wants to write a document, email and surf the net and this thing does that well. This one does it for quite less then those other ready made boxes. Its a big deal and because of that, it sells like hotcakes. Funny that a lot of techies on the net are bashing this offering. Well, for starters, this one was not made to target your demographic guys.

Yes it is true, you can build a cheaper one from the ground up and there are other more OS/software options out there but I doubt the Joe average would care to go through the hassle.

I am sure everyone here knows that the ordinary consumer simply wants to write a document, email and surf the net and this thing does that well. This one does it for quite less then those other ready made boxes. Its a big deal and because of that, it sells like hotcakes.

]]> By: Nate http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-524592 Nate Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:10:25 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-524592 In addition to my above post, wireless and hard wired network connections on Ubuntu are INSTANT!!! No configuration is needed at all. Everything I have plugged in has worked the first time, which is much more than I can say for windows. Your average person who has no computer knowledge will find Ubuntu easier to use that Windows, as will most advanced users. It is the people in the middle who will be frustrated. It just works. In addition to my above post, wireless and hard wired network connections on Ubuntu are INSTANT!!! No configuration is needed at all. Everything I have plugged in has worked the first time, which is much more than I can say for windows. Your average person who has no computer knowledge will find Ubuntu easier to use that Windows, as will most advanced users. It is the people in the middle who will be frustrated. It just works.

]]> By: Nate http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-524589 Nate Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:02:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-524589 Ubuntu is not half-baked. I use 7.10 daily on my laptop. It's the best OS I have ever used. I would not go back to XP on laptop after using it, nor would I exchange it for a FREE copy of Vista. Ubuntu is not half-baked. I use 7.10 daily on my laptop. It’s the best OS I have ever used. I would not go back to XP on laptop after using it, nor would I exchange it for a FREE copy of Vista.

]]> By: Info http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-523713 Info Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:33:18 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-523713 Really great - Google coming... All news at http://googlepcnews.blogspot.com/ Really great - Google coming…

All news at http://googlepcnews.blogspot.com/

]]> By: goupilleur http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-518203 goupilleur Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:41:40 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-518203 The UI is not like regular ubuntu, it runs Enlightment, not Gnome. It looks pretty cool, I'm downloading it now to check it out. http://www.enlightenment.org/ UI's are a lot about preference, so the more the merrier! The UI is not like regular ubuntu, it runs Enlightment, not Gnome. It looks pretty cool, I’m downloading it now to check it out. http://www.enlightenment.org/

UI’s are a lot about preference, so the more the merrier!

]]> By: Brendan http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505307 Brendan Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:51:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505307 Bob, you are a twat. Every camera and media player I have plugged into my Ubuntu box (so far about 10 different makes/models) has worked flawlessly. While the shell is still necessary for the odd customization, pretty much every feature is accessible through a GUI these days. The windows UI is far worse, but people are just used to it. When I was trying to help a friend fix her windows machine the other day, I had to open a DOS shell to do things like ipconfig, msconfig, etc. Bob, you are a twat.

Every camera and media player I have plugged into my Ubuntu box (so far about 10 different makes/models) has worked flawlessly. While the shell is still necessary for the odd customization, pretty much every feature is accessible through a GUI these days.

The windows UI is far worse, but people are just used to it. When I was trying to help a friend fix her windows machine the other day, I had to open a DOS shell to do things like ipconfig, msconfig, etc.

]]> By: Bob http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505285 Bob Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:13:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505285 I think you had it right the first time - buy the box, dump Ubuntu and load XP. Yes, as the commenter noted, Ubuntu is reliable. Although great UI? Um, not really. Though you can improve it significantly if you know what you're doing - which the average Wal-mart purchaser won't. Driver support? Improved, but certainly not equivalent to XP. The user will find that out when they go to connect their HP camera or XYZ media player and find out, oops, no support or at least no support for the bundled s/w. And god help the user the first time they need to drop through the shell and actually interact with the OS. I think you had it right the first time - buy the box, dump Ubuntu and load XP. Yes, as the commenter noted, Ubuntu is reliable. Although great UI? Um, not really. Though you can improve it significantly if you know what you’re doing - which the average Wal-mart purchaser won’t. Driver support? Improved, but certainly not equivalent to XP. The user will find that out when they go to connect their HP camera or XYZ media player and find out, oops, no support or at least no support for the bundled s/w. And god help the user the first time they need to drop through the shell and actually interact with the OS.

]]> By: Jarett http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505263 Jarett Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:52:12 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505263 Wow. Wal-Mart, the epitome of contemporary capitalism, is stocking a PC running Linux, the epitome of contemporary communism. Does the ground feel cold to anyone else? Wow. Wal-Mart, the epitome of contemporary capitalism, is stocking a PC running Linux, the epitome of contemporary communism. Does the ground feel cold to anyone else?

]]> By: greatslack http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505092 greatslack Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:01:37 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-505092 Coming soon (en masse) to an educational institution near you! Coming soon (en masse) to an educational institution near you!

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-504837 John Biggs Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:57:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-504837 Yeah. You're right. I was rushed to figure things out after they broke the embargo too soon. Generally, I'd say it's a solid Linux PC for the fam. Yeah. You’re right. I was rushed to figure things out after they broke the embargo too soon. Generally, I’d say it’s a solid Linux PC for the fam.

]]> By: yelvington http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-504781 yelvington Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:08:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/31/everexs-gpc-a-199-pc-with-a-half-baked-google-os/#comment-504781 I don't think the OS is what's half-baked here. Ubuntu 7.10, on which this system is based, is highly reliable and has a great user interface. I'm migrating my family members one by one to Ubuntu because it "Just Works" and I don't have to run around fixing/upgrading their computers all the time. Maybe you should spend more than an hour with it. Recommending Windows XP, which is being abandoned by Microsoft, makes no sense at all, and Vista won't run on this hardware. I don’t think the OS is what’s half-baked here.

Ubuntu 7.10, on which this system is based, is highly reliable and has a great user interface. I’m migrating my family members one by one to Ubuntu because it “Just Works” and I don’t have to run around fixing/upgrading their computers all the time. Maybe you should spend more than an hour with it. Recommending Windows XP, which is being abandoned by Microsoft, makes no sense at all, and Vista won’t run on this hardware.

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