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Beware When Buying a Computer in Poland [28]
Install a good Linux distribution. :-)
I don't think Linux is for the one that most people will go for, when buying a new pc. Microsoft will tell you that 90% of the world's PCs use their OS.. Nearly all software is designed for windows, and installing printers etc is usually plug n play. Linux can give all kind of issues with, installing hardware drivers etc, and is only for computer geeks,and people who think that getting something free saves them money, which in the long run is false economy.
Many people complain that windows is too expensive, but this is in the cost of a new pc when you buy it. I can't think of anything else that gives good value for money in the last ten years that computers do today. When I first bought my first one in 1998, I paid £1300 for a Pentium 2, 350mhz, 9 gig Hd and 128 mb of memory. Now today, a machine that is 20 times more superior to that will cost £400, and a good laptop the same..
Windows has made the pc easy to use, for the consumers, and has made the computer the good value for money that it is today. Windows xp has played it's part in all this, and in my opinion is still the best OS that money can buy.