I think you will run into two issues with being a straight Linux OEM. The computer OEM business generally has a relatively low barrier to entry and it's largely commoditized, thanks to Dell, HP, etc. To make it work, I think you will need to specialize in some way such that it would be cost/time prohibitive for new businesses to enter your target market. Perhaps you could create a blackbox application of your Linux hardware or learn particular industry that has specific needs (and money ;-), like Legal, Green Energy, or Medical Records. Right now you are competing with Dell nationally and PC Plus et al locally :-/. In both cases, your established competitors can probably cut their prices to cost for awhile to compete. I think it will be hard to get started.

-Adam

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Jason Couture <plaguethenet@gmail.com> wrote:

yeah, this is supposed to be a budget box, if i were to build one of
those i could probably beat their price. but that is a pretty sweet
deal.

just trying to get my businesses feet off the ground. :)

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Jim Dibb<jimdibb@gmail.com> wrote:
> For probably about $100 more than what you're asking you could add a 17"
> LCD, speakers, keyboard, mouse to this and install linux yourself and have
> 4 times the system.
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5201966&sku=B69-0121&SRCCODE=WEM2010BY&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM2010_-components
>
> Course it's not pre-assembled.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Jason Couture <plaguethenet@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I recently started a business and i was wondering if anyone would be
>> interested in purchasing some computers for 339.99 + tax each
>>
>> they each come with a 17" LCD, Wireless keyboard and mouse, speakers,
>> dvd burner, 1gb of ddr2, a 320gb hdd, AMD Sempron LE-1100 and ubuntu
>> linux pre-installed.
>>
>> Add 1gb of ddr2 for $10.00 making the total 349.99
>>
>> (I really need to move these boxes. Im attempting to become a linux oem)
>>
>> thanks in advance, and sorry for the spam :P
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