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12-15-2003, 09:12 PM
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No windows Pro on HP AMD laptops???
Hey I was just checking out HPs website, they aren't offering Windows XP Pro as an operating system on AMD laptops. I called them up and sure enough, NONE of their AMD laptops (compaq laptops included) can have Windows XP Home installed on them. They had them last month, anyone know what the story is? Gee right in time for Christmas, kind of looking funny...
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12-15-2003, 09:16 PM
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you sure about that??? i just went to the compaq site and they've got the 2100z and 2100us series laptops (athlon xp-m processors) and come w/xp home or pro.
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12-15-2003, 09:21 PM
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The ze4000 series has XP Home/Pro.
*Hmm, I was gonna link, but . . .
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12-16-2003, 08:42 AM
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Did you guys actually try to customize them, or just look at the quick specs? The quick specs say Windows XP Pro or home, but when you actually go to customize them, or order one already pre-configured, there's no option for Windows XP Pro. And after actually speaking to them on the phone, the salesperson confirmed that windows XP Pro is not available on any AMD laptop.
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12-16-2003, 08:57 AM
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I just called back, and asked why Windows XP Pro wasn't available on any of the Athlons, and the salesperson told me that it might be because of the holiday season, no copies of Windows XP Pro available for Athlons that are in stock, and then asked if I'd be interested in a Pentium 4 with Windows XP Pro. I asked her why they had copies of Windows XP Pro for Pentiums but not for Athlons and she said she didn't know.
Not trying to stir up another conspiracy theory here, but anyone know if the "holiday season" reason is legit? I guess it's possible they're built somewhere else and then sent out to a main warehouse or something, but come on, it's an operating system, and last I knew there wasn't any kind of Windows shortage.
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12-16-2003, 01:04 PM
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probally just another idiot at tech support
if it is just that they ran out at the manufacturing site for AMDs they should get some in in (i know i meant for double in) a few days or so
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12-16-2003, 02:01 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Turnip12
I just called back, and asked why Windows XP Pro wasn't available on any of the Athlons, and the salesperson told me that it might be because of the holiday season, no copies of Windows XP Pro available for Athlons that are in stock, and then asked if I'd be interested in a Pentium 4 with Windows XP Pro. I asked her why they had copies of Windows XP Pro for Pentiums but not for Athlons and she said she didn't know.
Not trying to stir up another conspiracy theory here, but anyone know if the "holiday season" reason is legit? I guess it's possible they're built somewhere else and then sent out to a main warehouse or something, but come on, it's an operating system, and last I knew there wasn't any kind of Windows shortage. | ok this sounds perhaps a bit more plausible, ie. that none can be had right now. because your original post said that XP wasn't being bundled anymore with AMD systems which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since MS is pushing everyone (even w2k users) to XP. also, MS and AMD are pretty good business partners since MS earlier this year said that they will be supporting AMD's x86 instructions sets.
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12-16-2003, 04:34 PM
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Sorry for the confusion, on my original post I guess I had left out the "Home" on Windows XP. It's only Windows XP Pro, that's not being offered on the Athlons. So in other words, the only operating system (at the time of this post) that you can get installed on an AMD laptop, is Windows XP Home. This being out of stock reason sounds like a crock, because if that were the case, shouldn't only the preconfigured systems be affected? If I customize my own, they're going to have to adjust RAM, HD, Processor, etc, so I'm assuming they'd be doing a clean OS install, how can they not have a copy of Windows XP Pro in stock to install? Especially if they have them for the Intel Laptops? I know it's not a big deal to install an OS, but I don't want to pay for a copy of Home if I'm not going to use it.
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12-16-2003, 08:23 PM
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i sounds like they might have made the decision to bundle home w/the amd systems and pro w/intel.
if you are customizing, see if there is an option to select pro. if not, i would call them and verify if the lack of xp pro is only a temporary shortage issue or if it is no longer available at all.
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12-18-2003, 05:44 AM
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I just checked out at HP. You have to admit though that the AMD is a great bargain. I'm leaning to purchase one.
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