Talk:White box (computer hardware)
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[edit] Whitebook
add a paragraph about whitebook? recent trend in doing white box, but with notebooks. not commonplace yet.. but might deserve its own article, or at least a mention. 72.174.2.252 22:02, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
- Support. IMO move [Whitebox computer] to [White box (computer hardware)]. sendai 09:31, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] POV in article
This basically seems to be one paragraph of descriptive text (which could very well be in the PC Compatible article which I got here from) followed by a general diatribe against proprietary software. Half in the mood for proposing this for deletion. Chris Cunningham 18:16, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Adding the word "some" wouuld, I think, put it closer to NPOV. If you think this is inappropriate, go ahead and revert.
This article seems to have become a anti-Microsoft rant. However true pirated copies exist, "Microsoft" is repeatedly mentioned and the article leaves the impression all white box machines have a "windows tax" One paragraph warning about pirate software seems enough. "Aside from the cost of Microsoft Windows, some other companies add their own software to the machine, such as shareware, spyware[citation needed], adware[citation needed], and software for dial-up ISPs (e.g.: AOL.)" has nothing to do with white box computers and is actually very common with branded computers.
Made some changes to the article. I replaced "mainstream operating system" with Microsoft's Windows because it IS the mainstream system found at all computer repair shops. I removed a reference to Mac OS X, because it can't be used on white boxes, so it's basically irrelevant. I then reworded the phrase about avoiding pre-bundled software. One of the biggest reasons someone installs Windows from scratch on a white box is to avoid pre-loaded software like Norton, and AOL. 69.23.68.19 20:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
"Some white box machines built by small systems builders, and all homebuilt systems do not come with an operating system, so the user must install their own." seems incorrect as I understand "white box", many small shops install OS's for the user. Gerald Goodrich 01:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Cleaned up the unnecessary aspects of the article. The article was entirely POV, and most of the section on Operating Systems is covered (with far less POV) in the operating system topic. Jhall1468 20:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Trouble modding?
I've been using computers a long time and have worked as a software developer and this particular section makes little-to-no sense to me. I'm not saying it's wrong, it's just that if I'm an advanced user and don't understand this, I don't think many people will. What was meant by this? Could it be clarified? Because by my experience, I've never had an issue modifying parts inside my computer, big name or not.
66.240.35.207 01:26, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
