[AuckLUG] Buying New Computer

[Patrick Gildea]

My Core 2 Duo Build cost $1200 I would consider that not to expensive 
considering how much more powerful it is than the next computer. Its About 
as powerful as a 6GHz Pentium 4. The Chip rocks :).

But it probably is over kill. Considering you can pick up an entire Pentium 
4 2.4 GHz for less than $450 with Windows XP Professional licence (Not that 
we need it) with a 19 inch monitor. Just it may not have a DVD player but 
DVD players are only $60 max. In some places. Depends what your after and 
where you look I guess.


>From: "Peter Hamilton" <peter at hamiltonz.net>
>Reply-To: Auckland Linux User Group mailing list <aucklug at linux.net.nz>
>To: "Auckland Linux User Group mailing list" <aucklug at linux.net.nz>
>Subject: RE: [AuckLUG] Buying New Computer
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:38:59 -0400 (EDT)
>
>I've not run a Linux distro on cutting edge hardware for just the reasons
>you've mentioned below with the Intel chipset (I run it on a PIII 1.0 GHz
>and a P4m 1.8 GHz). Well, that and I don't have anything cutting edge I'm
>not running Windows on *ducks*....
>
>Obviously it depends on what you're wanting to do with the machine, but if
>it's pretty bulk standard stuff, perhaps you're better off with some
>older/lower spec hardware as 1) You know Linux *should* support that (Try
>saying that while refering to wireless with WPA under Ubuntu :-(...) and
>2) Should be a bit cheaper.
>
>Probably a waste of time going for a C2D and a 386 kernel...:-)
>
>Cheers,
>Peter
>
>On Tue, October 24, 2006 11:09 pm, Patrick Gildea wrote:
> > What are you wanting your computer for? I can recommend what the best
> > parts
> > to get would be.
> >
> > At the moment the Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs are the most powerful CPUs on 
>the
> > market by a long shot.
> >
> > And for $300 the E6300 C2D is almost as powerful as the best from AMD
> > FX-62
> > that costs about $1500. So if you want to get the most power for your 
>buck
> > get the C2D. Just dont get a Mobo with a Intel P965 Chipset because its
> > not
> > supported by the Linux kernel yet.
> >
> > I hope that made sense to you. Im never sure what will make sense all
> > seems
> > like english to me.
> >
> >>From: Ronald Johns <ronaldj at orcon.net.nz>
> >>Reply-To: Auckland Linux User Group mailing list <aucklug at linux.net.nz>
> >>To: aucklug at linux.net.nz
> >>Subject: [AuckLUG] Buying New Computer
> >>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:44:23 +1300
> >>
> >>Can anyone tell me of any companies in N.Z. which  sell new computers
> >>(desktop & laptop) either with your choice of O/S installed or with no
> >> O/S
> >>installed ?.
> >>
> >>Regards all
> >>Ron
> >>
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