Editorial Product Review:Amazon.com Item Description:SuSE Linux requires no prior training or special hardware--simply install and start using a multitude of applications that allow you to work and play as you wish. An ideal replacement for your old operating system, whether on your desktop PC or your laptop, it is just as easy, but faster, more secure, and much more economical.
SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional is the complete Linux for advanced and home office users. It's fully compatible with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, and features several Web browsers and e-mail programs from which to choose. Also included are automatic network identification for your mobility, multimedia and video editing to professional standard, and optimized installation, operation, and help functions.
Buyer Reviews
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Buyer Beware
Looks to me that what these people sell is the download version of SuSE, and not the retail package version. The retail version includes additional commercial versions of, for example, OCR software, and more .. I think using the retail package graphics is at least misleading if not unethical !
L.T.
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tired of windows?
Lets start this out by saying I am 15, and I'm not a computer whiz..so I was worried about getting this program. But it was sooo easy to install! My computer is very old, so the second delays between downloading it turned into hours..but I let it run overnight, and it downloaded fine. There's so many programs to choose from when downloading, and its really easy to delete and install more programs from the cd. It's really great that linux can run on your computer along with windows because for some reason I can't get my scanner to run under linux..but everything else works perfectly!
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SuSE 8.2: Good Product, Lousy Support
I liked the SuSE 8.2 Linux, and I still use it until I upgrade to 9.0. However, I was very disappointed with their support. I was given conflicting answers, one person told me that they would give me special attention (because of a screw up on their end, and then I was given the third degree when I asked for the help. I hope that Novell will help them with Support.
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Buy or download
The reason you buy it is so as to where you don't have to spend countless hours downloading it, and then burning it. Plus, you get a manual when you buy it. Your money is for the distrobution of it, i.e. the cost of the box, shipping, printing, cds...etc....If there even is a profit, its to small to care. Download or buy, its your money for the same product. Same support online.
