[plug] Good Hardware supplier in Perth

[Jonathan Young]

As a supplier of hardware in Perth, I support Linux and don't mind 
saying so.

As an onsite tech support service, not one of my current clients owns 
any kind of Server other than a Linux-based one.

The problem, if anything, is that mainstream hardware manufacturers 
often provide their specifications and system requirements in terms of 
Windows compatibility to make it easier for your average end-user (can I 
write Windows gumby here?) to walk up to the product on the shelf and 
figure out, on the spot, whether or not it will work.  For this to 
change, requires more hardware /manufacturers/ checking out the Linux 
compatibility ahead of time.

However, as a supplier of hardware this is something that I have always 
been more than happy to do.  I will usually then provide my source, 
"according to ...... this should be what you are after" and leave it up 
to the client to decide if they need to do more research or not before 
purchasing.  I personally really like Linux users as clients because 
they typically come right out and say I need this item by this 
manufacturer and know in advance how much they are willing to spend.

Though for many of these people, ordering online tends to work better 
than a retail store therefore...

Phillip Kilby wrote:

>None of the hardware suppliers in Perth state that they support linux?
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>Normally I try to research if it works in linux before I buy it anyway.
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>Maybe a list of basic hardware that is better supported in linux
>should be put somewhere, for all to see. Maybe even link each item to
>a list of locations that stock the item(s).
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>Phillip.
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>On 9/13/05, skribe <skribe at amber.com.au> wrote:
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>>On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:17, Steve Boak wrote:
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>>>Admittedly I have never asked 'does this work with Linux?'
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>>I have and while they didn't know offhand they went and checked for me.  Very
>>cool service and the new Bentley store is so much more convenient than
>>Wangara.  I definitely recommend PLE.
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Jonathan Young
Director of PC-PHIX
jonathan at pcphix.com

Phone: 0410 455 674
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