Comments on: Everex gPC named one of the worst PC desktops of the year http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SM http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-67056 SM Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:40:01 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/#comment-67056 I think it is a question of perceptions - If you want a Windows PC, or a games PC, the gPC is not for you. If you want a no fuss no muss, virus immune basic PC to do Internet browsing, email, and office suite use, gPC is for you. The user reviews like Wired's review are much more positive than the Windows-centric PCWorld magazine review which is quoted everywhere. If you look carefully among the user reviews, you will see that the dissatisfied users are those who bought it thinking it was a Windows PC or bought it to play games on. PC World's review pretty well makes the same premise - I guess you might expect that from a Windows centric publication. Wired, which is OS neutral on the other hand gave a good review. I think it is a question of perceptions – If you want a Windows PC, or a games PC, the gPC is not for you. If you want a no fuss no muss, virus immune basic PC to do Internet browsing, email, and office suite use, gPC is for you.

The user reviews like Wired’s review are much more positive than the Windows-centric PCWorld magazine review which is quoted everywhere.

If you look carefully among the user reviews, you will see that the dissatisfied users are those who bought it thinking it was a Windows PC or bought it to play games on.

PC World’s review pretty well makes the same premise – I guess you might expect that from a Windows centric publication. Wired, which is OS neutral on the other hand gave a good review.

]]> By: isecore http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-64329 isecore Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:36:03 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/#comment-64329 <em>Just because something sells well does not mean it is a good product.</em> And that goes double for everything Microsoft releases. Just because it's big doesn't mean it's any good. Your whole article reeks of very biased generic non-windows bashing. I agree though that the gPC could've been slightly more thought-through than it was. Putting a Mini-ITX in a midi-tower case just because some marketing research indicates that people think bigger computers are more powerful is just stupid. The OS could have used some more polishing, and the PSU in the computer is wasteful and inefficient at best. But it's a 200 dollar computer that's virtually immune to anything that will make Vista tremble in it's boots, comes with most everything basic and is a perfect fit for people looking for a low-cost computer. I think most people who are bashing the gPC are simply expecting too much in relation to the price-tag. Also, if you don't like the gOS then feel free to install anything else on it. I've read several people who installed Ubuntu instead, and it ran just fine for them. Just because something sells well does not mean it is a good product.

And that goes double for everything Microsoft releases. Just because it’s big doesn’t mean it’s any good. Your whole article reeks of very biased generic non-windows bashing.

I agree though that the gPC could’ve been slightly more thought-through than it was. Putting a Mini-ITX in a midi-tower case just because some marketing research indicates that people think bigger computers are more powerful is just stupid. The OS could have used some more polishing, and the PSU in the computer is wasteful and inefficient at best.

But it’s a 200 dollar computer that’s virtually immune to anything that will make Vista tremble in it’s boots, comes with most everything basic and is a perfect fit for people looking for a low-cost computer. I think most people who are bashing the gPC are simply expecting too much in relation to the price-tag.

Also, if you don’t like the gOS then feel free to install anything else on it. I’ve read several people who installed Ubuntu instead, and it ran just fine for them.

]]> By: Ken http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-64115 Ken Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:32:11 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/#comment-64115 Wired had a pretty good review. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/11/hands-on-with-e.html Wired had a pretty good review.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/11/hands-on-with-e.html

]]> By: Ken http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-64111 Ken Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:19:49 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/12/27/everex-gpc-named-one-of-the-worst-pc-desktops-of-the-year/#comment-64111 http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/26/everex-gpc-gets-reviewed-thrashed/ "Just an link to give some perspective. Go to the Walmart website and read the reviews from people that have actually bought and use the computer. Jonathan's unable to make Linux act exactly like Windows, so Linux bashing and Vista (speaking of universally panned OS) recommendations abound. This: http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/10/31/199-everex-desktop-at-walmart-preys-on-uninformed/ will give some idea of impartial judgment. It's pretty sad you recommend a product on almost everyones worst tech of 2007. From one list at http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/9908/10-worst-tech-products-of-2007 Where to begin? Vista arrived in stores months late, forced untold thousands of users to upgrade their hardware, made mincemeat of software and drivers that worked perfectly well in XP, ended up lacking many of the bold-faced features we'd been promised, and came saddled with new and annoying set of video DRM schemes. At least Vista now boasts an option for downgrading back to XP." http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/26/everex-gpc-gets-reviewed-thrashed/
“Just an link to give some perspective. Go to the Walmart website and read the reviews from people that have actually bought and use the computer. Jonathan’s unable to make Linux act exactly like Windows, so Linux bashing and Vista (speaking of universally panned OS) recommendations abound.
This: http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/10/31/199-everex-desktop-at-walmart-preys-on-uninformed/
will give some idea of impartial judgment. It’s pretty sad you recommend a product on almost everyones worst tech of 2007. From one list at http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/9908/10-worst-tech-products-of-2007
Where to begin? Vista arrived in stores months late, forced untold thousands of users to upgrade their hardware, made mincemeat of software and drivers that worked perfectly well in XP, ended up lacking many of the bold-faced features we’d been promised, and came saddled with new and annoying set of video DRM schemes. At least Vista now boasts an option for downgrading back to XP.”

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