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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:14 am
by anjanesh
Another spec given to me today - cool enough. This is the min spec I was looking for anyway.
Q241023V - Dell Vostro 200 Mini Tower Desktop (n-series)
-Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor E6750
-(2.66GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
-2GB (2X1GB) NECC Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz SDRAM Memory
-128MB PCIe(TM)x16 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8300GS w/TV-Out, VGA & DVI
-250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing
-DOS Factory Installed (English)
-16X DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer Write Capabilities
-Integrated 7.1 Audio
-No Speaker
-22" Entry Wide Screen Flat Panel LCD Monitor (Analog & DVI Only)
-Integrated Fast Ethernet 10/100
-System Drive DVD kit for N-series
-1 Year CompleteCover
-1 Year Telephone Technical Support (9am To 6pm, Monday - Friday)
-1-Year Limited Warranty (Next Business Day Service - parts & labour)
-Basic System Install (Qty 1 System)
$1400. Worth it ?

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:19 am
by DaveTheAve
anjanesh wrote:
DaveTheAve wrote:Linux will run on ANYTHING including microwaves, cars, toys, cell-phones, ps2, xbox, iphones, ipods.... you get the idea.
I was referring to Kieran's suggestion of using a VM on my current Windows OS to install Linux. I was wondering if I have Windows on one hard-disk, would it be possible to install a VM on a separate hard-disk which would also contain Linux.
Actually, I wasn't refering to your post AT ALL, I was mearly stating the fact that linux is widely compatable.

Now to refer to you post, when I was using Windows, 8 months ago before I made the COMPLETE switch, I ran Windows XP and Ubuntu in a VM. My Windows XP ran on a SATA 3, and my VM was on a seperate IDE HD. Does that answer your question?

BTW: If you use a VM, get the free version, no need to pay $$$ just to run a single VM machine. VMware give the player out for free, and will give you free linux applicances to run in it.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:21 am
by DaveTheAve
anjanesh wrote:$1400. Worth it ?
++$buildYourself;

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:04 am
by onion2k
anjanesh wrote:$1400. Worth it ?
I don't really keep up with PC prices because they're boring, but $1400 for a PC seems like a lot to me, especially one that looks quite ordinary. Average prices in the UK are about $800 - $1000 for the sort of thing you quoted.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:27 am
by feyd
Refurbished iMac?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/W ... =FA589LL/A looks like it will fill the bill and be close to your original estimate price.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:25 am
by Josh1billion
DaveTheAve wrote:
anjanesh wrote:$1400. Worth it ?
++$buildYourself;
I agree, you can save a lot on that if you build it yourself.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:05 pm
by anjanesh
Any online tutorials on how to build one right from the start ?
I have no clue of the connections within the motherboard of the system.

This something I would experiment with a very old system rather than on the latest Intel's spec.