[AuckLUG] LUG activity?

[Nathan Grange]

I would go to www.pricespy.com, and they usually send you to
www.supercheappc.biz. They're the cheapest, but I've had no problems with
anything I've bought...

-----Original Message-----
From: aucklug-bounces at linux.net.nz [mailto:aucklug-bounces at linux.net.nz] On
Behalf Of Mark Foster
Sent: Monday, 25 December 2006 22:26
To: Auckland Linux User Group mailing list
Subject: Re: [AuckLUG] LUG activity?



On Mon, 25 Dec 2006, Vincente Aggrippino wrote:

> Hello everyone.  Merry Christmas!! :)
>
> I'm new in the area.  I just arrived in Auckland on December 16th and 
> I'm planning on staying here permanently.  I'm American and I'm hoping 
> to be active in the Linux Users' Group and Open Source Software community
here.
>
> I've checked out the pages at linux.net.nz, but I discovered that 
> there hasn't been any activity since early November :(  Has this just 
> been a break in the action during the holiday season?
>
> I brought most of my computer in my suitcase.  Now I'm looking for a 
> good place to buy the things I need to turn it back into a complete 
> computer.  I need a decent case, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.  
> Can anyone suggest a good place to shop?
>

Hey Vince, welcome to NZ.
Yep - most of the LUGs go fairly dormant after end of November and things
wake up again after the New Year, typically mid-Jan-ish.

In terms of suitable hardware, part of it may be influenced by where in
Auckland you're based. Theres a number of likely suppliers, esp as you're
building up a system based on components instead of buying an entire system.

OEM Computers in Manukau are pretty good (or were) if you're in the South.
PB Technologies are in Penrose (further north, about halfway to the Central
City) and always treated me pretty well.

I'm sure others on here will have suggestions.

Again welcome to NZ...

Regards
Mark.



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