Epicurus.com - Linspire Five.0

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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Linspire, Inc. EAN: 0892222000506 Feature: Includes a complete office suite with Micorsoft Office-compatible tools - Word processor, spreadsheet program, slideshow tool Format: CD-ROM Label: Linspire, Inc. Manufacturer: Linspire, Inc. Model: DSXXXUSRLN0550 Platform: Linux Publisher: Linspire, Inc. Release Date: 2005-03-04 Studio: Linspire, Inc.
Features Includes a complete office suite with Micorsoft Office-compatible tools - Word processor, spreadsheet program, slideshow tool Built-in personal management software - E-mail reminders, personal calendars and tasklists keep you organized effectively Game and multimedia ready - Listen to CDs and MP3s, or watch video files with the built-in players Automatic hardware detection with extensive WiFi and wireless Internet support Plug & Play ready - Plug in all your USB or Firewire devices, they'll be recognized in seconds - from scanners to digital cameras
Editorial Reviews: Linspire is a full-featured operating system, just like Windows XP or Mac OSX. It's designed to save you money and protect your computer against crashes, viruses, spyware, hackers, popup ads... All the other dangers computer users face today. It does this while delivering the stability and cost-savings of Linux with the ease of a Windows environment. Add a printer more easily than ever with the Printer Wizard, while Easy Networking lets you read, write, share, and browse your network with ease Installs in only 10 minutes System Requirements - 800MHz PC, 128MB RAM, 4GB free HDD space, SVGA or higher monitor, CD/DVD drive, Internet/LAN connectivity
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Who needs Windows XP Comment: Great user interface, I hope more people switch over from Windows to Linspire or just go to Apple Customer Rating: Summary: LINSPIRE Comment: This book is fairly easy to use but it does get somewhat complicated at times, especially if you have never used Linux before. It does look somewhat like windows though and for that I am thankful or I believe I would be totally lost! Old Goat Customer Rating: Summary: Horrible Experience Comment: I first tried Linspire 5-O when there was a free promotional offer for it. Running it live seemed good, so I decided to install it on a brand new hard disk. Big mistake. After using it for about an hour, I found OpenOffice to be very lacking, as the version it was distributed with was FAR behind the latest. The only way that upgrading it to the latest version that was mentioned was by signing up to their Click N' Run program, which costs money. I had sound problems as well. It messed up the master boot record so I can no longer boot into windows, which I needed in order to do work (using the LATEST OpenOffice). This took a couple of months for me to fix using tutorials (and I have been using computers for over a decade now) and attempts to get support. Now, using Ubuntu (which is completely free), I have had none of these problems and everything is working perfectly. If you want a good Linux distribution that will not cause you headaches, I reccomend not using Linspire, and one of the more mature distributions instead. Customer Rating: Summary: Imprisoned Linux: Good for $ Novice, Not So Much For Everyone Else Comment: Quick Summary: Linspire is a linux based OS that provides an easy means of converting from a Windows platform. Installing and getting application software is made easy through a database named CNR (Click-N-Run) and installing those programs is streamlined. It is great for people unfamiliar with Linux but may not be the best distro for people looking to become knowledgable in Linux. There are other Linux OS's that are free of charge, more open (less restraints) and have a number of forums for support. Linspire charges you for software that may be free! outside of Linspire's Click-N-Pay system. Linspire comments out or limits package repositories - which is essentially trying to make you use their way of doing things - and make an educated decision before purchase. If you want the easiest possible transition from Windows to Linux and don't mind the restraints - go Linspire. More Details: PRO's: If you're a beginner to Linux - don't know much about Operating Systems - and don't plan on learning a whole lot about them - then Linspire is probably your best choice. It offers the stability and security of a Linux system with the familiar Windows atmosphere. Install is easy and getting around will be as well. You can find a lot of software in their Click-N-Run database and program install is painless. If your familiar with Linux or OS's - or you are willing to learn and you will work around the restraints in Linspire - then go for it! BUT... CON's: If you want to learn Linux, tweak the system and enjoy the freedom that is open source OS - then you should check out Ubuntu or SUSE. Both of those are free for download and install (SUSE will even mail you an install CD!). Linspire charges ~$50 for their OS and they keep on charging for all kinds of things. The aformentioned CNR (Click-N-Run) has a lot of the programs which you pay for that are free otherwise! So you pay for a Linux OS (rather than use a free one) then you pay to install programs (rather than download and install the free one yourself). The aim here, other than funding, is to provide people with the easiest means of Linux. The downfall is that you are restrained and seem to pay for things that you could get for free. Slip a DVD into the drive and if you don't have Linspire's commercial DVD player installed - a window opens up and informs you that you'll have to pay Linspire to play DVDs. You'll also notice that every time you put in an application program CD, you get a similar pop-up from Linspire reminding you that you could be paying them money instead of doing things your own way. I realize the world runs off currency, but I also realize that there's an alternate means to a more stable OS than Windows without a Click-N-Pay backbone. Go Linux! Less intrusive, more stable and secure, more freedom! Choose your distro! Sidenote: If you get Linspire, you can alter it to be less restrained - as lucidly pointed out by Jem Matzan. Customer Rating: Summary: I built a computer just to use this program! It's that good Comment: Ever sense Microsoft has updated windows 98 we have had to suffer through one problem after another. Now you can build a computer with a reliable system, Linux. Non computer Geeks has been scared to try this OS. Linspire offers a well organized OS that can be easily installed and put online in minutes. Why continue to pay tribute to Bill Gates when for a fraction of the price a better system is available. More Reviews