Comments on: Want FreeDOS on your brand new laptop?

By: Diezuhl

Diezuhl — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:19:29 +0000

I’d prefer FreeDOS over a preloaded Windblows on a new laptop. Linux has always been my go-to OS and I’ve already moved on from Ubuntu as it’s too bloated and I hated Unity. Try PCLinuxOS and you’ll see the difference. You can download the full-blown KDE’s or XFCE’s but for those experienced users you can download mini versions and add your own applications that are all available on Synaptic.

By: Herb Asay

Herb Asay — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:39:14 +0000

What an epic put up – in reality vital! A improbable deal appreciated!

By: idiotme

idiotme — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:22:14 +0000

@Eiji baka down payment lang yun hihihihi

By: Eiji

Eiji — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:09:00 +0000

,bkt ang mura ng msi i7 s asianic? P10,900? Bkt bkt bkt?very very confused?

By: Eiji

Eiji — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:34:03 +0000

,”Ubuntu” hehe..^ ^

By: Eiji

Eiji — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:09:01 +0000

,im planning to buy a new laptop, what do you guys think freeDOS or w/OS na? Kung freeDOS where can I buy a legit o original copy ng Ubunda at Linux? Then if I choose freeDOS do I need to buy ba a CD ng drivers ng laptop?

By: DevD

DevD — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:39:27 +0000

What would be the price of a new core i5/i7 laptop with FreeDos?

By: atom

atom — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:45:49 +0000

i have been using Ubuntu and Mint for quite sometime now (siguro mga 3 years na), naabutan ko na yung release na wala pang mobile internet then hanggang sa nagkaroon. the linux os works fine at nasanay na din akong mawalay sa Windows except nung nagbalik Ragnarok ako na naginstall ako ng WIne to run the program try ko itong freeDOS

By: IC DeaDPiPoL

IC DeaDPiPoL — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:24:02 +0000

The problem with FreeDOS is it isn’t useful in a sense a newly bought laptop that can connect to the net or write documents already.

Replace FreeDOS with GNU/Linux (recommending LinuxMint or Ubuntu) or the upcoming Chrome OS would make it a lot more useful than getting a DOS prompt with not even a simple browser.

Recovery discs isn’t the way to go since despite having compatible drivers pre-installed in the image, they also carry a lot of bloat. Better still to just take time installing an OS from the start, adding the drivers and basic apps then finally imaging the OS partition to be stored as your custom recovery discs.

By: vance

vance — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:04:54 +0000

I like the idea of having free dos on the market, it lower down the cost of the system but as you have said they could use free linux distro instead.

One downside of having free os is that you can’t test the system functionality unless you bring it home and install an OS.

By: erikjames

erikjames — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:34:45 +0000

every time you buy a new laptop w/ legit preinstalled OS, it also comes with recovery discs, usually 2 dvd’s. keep them just in case you messed up or want to re-format your laptop, and because it has the right OS and complete drivers for your laptop. worry free.

By: Selboy

Selboy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:38:14 +0000

i don’t know all these OS. What I know is MSDOS and pirated Windows XP. lol

By: tetchie

tetchie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:03:11 +0000

Just like regular customers with limited knowledge on computers, I’d go for pre-installed OS even if it will cost a little more. I even look for a laptop with easy recovery option.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:44:01 +0000

same with carl. i’d go for jolicloud if there’s no pre-installed OS on my low-end netbook.

By: jojo

jojo — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:41 +0000

i agree with Erin. not all potential laptop buyers are techie enough to install an OS. i guess some of their basic concerns are the presence of MS office for basic word processing, spreedsheet and the like; an app for video viewing, an app for sound-tripping; and of course surfing the net and chatting. and just like what RJ said there are free OS available so why not install them, and there are also open sourced MS office equivalent(i guess it’s OPENOFFICE) which they may install just to lessen the price and sweeten the deal to potential buyers.

By: simplynice93

simplynice93 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:58:45 +0000

FreeDOS is ok for us (techs) since we can install any OS we want (Win XP/Win 7/Linux). It’s good that some shops give us this affordable alternatives.

By: RJ

RJ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:12:10 +0000

Sana nag-effort man lang sila na iinstall yung Ubuntu since it is FREE! Hayz, marketing strategy nga naman, they would put something unusable (FreeDOS) para maibenta nila yung OS (XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.).. Kawawa yung mga hindi techie kasi maiisip nila no choice sila when in fact, MERON!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:50:43 +0000

I think most are missing the point of the last question in the post. Any non-proprietary OS will give the benefit of a reduction in the total price. The question is more of is FreeDOS beneficial as the starting operating system of a new laptop? If your answer is ‘yes because I’ll immediately install [insert another free OS] over it anyway’ means that getting FreeDOS is tantamount to not getting any OS is just pure marketing BS. Not all users are techie enough to install a new OS. My wife, my parents, heck even half of my friends wouldn’t know.

ciao!

By: Jazon

Jazon — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:23:57 +0000

I’d rather have freeDOS than Windows so that I don’t have to pay for M$ tax because I’ll install Linux anyway.

By: The Teknisyan

The Teknisyan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:32:01 +0000

For me, It does not matter with OS come with the laptop, since Ubuntu or FreeDOS will do, since we can always install our prefered OS later on. AS for me, this is the first time that I heard about FreeDOS, so if given the chance, I’ll try to explore this OS first then install Ubuntu later.

http://teknisyan.blogspot.com

By: marvin

marvin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:55:02 +0000

nice choice cornflakes

By: cornflakes

cornflakes — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:21:18 +0000

I would rather choose Centos or Fedora. or even Debian.

I went laptop hunting last week and I found out that most sub 40Thou laptops doesn’t have the OS with them. you have to add around 5K to get a Win 7 Homebasic OS.

Well, I got fed up so I purchased a Macbook instead. =D

By: Vance

Vance — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:30 +0000

I think it is good for the laptop market. It bring the price down considerably.. You get more specs for lesser price…

By: Robin Lim

Robin Lim — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:37:21 +0000

It is a good option to have. You may want to install a different version of Windows from that which is being offered by the manufacturer or go the Linux route. The Free DOS options gives you a choice.

By: Jhay

Jhay — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:25:04 +0000

I really don’t know how to use DOS so when I got my first laptop, I bought a legit copy of Vista with it.

In a few months, I expect to see new netbooks to come pre-installed with Chrome OS.

By: Vince

Vince — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:22:49 +0000

I’ve been using UBUNTU for more than a year now.

I believe UBUNTU is better than windows in lots of things. Virus free, totally free OS, lots of supports, etc..

The only downside that I can see is that most independent softwares out there are designed for windows and not for linux, and the limitation of hard core window games.

BUt I want to make this clear. Basically I can do all things in Ubuntu what I can do with Windows, minus webcam and audio chatting.

I basically build two website using my laptop, using Ubuntu softwares. And so far, I never had a big problem. I only had minor trouble shooting which I believe is pretty normal for those tech savvy.

If you are on a tight budget, I would highly recommend UBUNTU.

Before I forget, UBUNTU is best especially if you have an internet connection.

By: IC DeaDPiPoL

IC DeaDPiPoL — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:42:09 +0000

Found this under wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:DOS_software

The last piece of DOS based apps I used way back was Arachne running on an external US Robotics 33.6kbps with a pretty decent rendering engine for a DOS app, and DOSAmp for playing mp3 files.

By: IC DeaDPiPoL

IC DeaDPiPoL — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:28:37 +0000

Got a FreeDOS with a Compaq C793 and it was worthless considering you can only boot to a command prompt. It lacked even a simple modem driver (Winmodem go figure) much less any DOS app.

Currently using Mint 8 and pissed off as to why Compaq support was so barren (got 1 CD filled with documentations only. No drivers, nor apps aside from the Windows based Acrobat AFAIk) With a GNU/Linux installed it would make a newly sold laptop useful compared to one running on FreeDOS.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:19:24 +0000

the ones selling FreeDos usually takes advantage in offering customers pirated winxp or win7 rc. in my opinion, brand new laptops should come with pre installed legit OS.. sa U.S. diba its required nga?

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By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:42:18 +0000

Ok lang meron namang Jolicloud OS eh..

http://www.jolicloud.com/