I bought one just because I was curious to see what I'd get for $...It came within a week which was good. The system is in a micro tower and I think everything is integrated on the motherboard. The speakers are small and the keyboard looks and feels cheap. The 3 button mouse was okay. It booted fine and brought me to the login screen. There was one user, "root". It had a password. The password was not documented. The User's Manual just describes the hardware and some windowsprograms. I tried to guess it, but gave up. I e-mailed Linare and they e-mailed the password for root in less than 24 hours. I have a few years of Linux/Unix administration so I could continue to play. (A novice would be lost without documentation.) I changed the root password. The display needed to be adjusted. There's a utility to set the monitor and graphics card. I created a user account because I know how dangerous it can be to operate from root. I played with the various software packages and they worked fine. The systems is a little slow, but runs quiet. I would have rated the computer higher if they had a good user guide or even a support page with a FAQ. A novice would have problems. But I guess you get what you pay for. |