jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Sep 26 06:59:41 CDT 2011
> Did I mention already here on the list that I have recently built a few ultra cheap pc's? AMD's new generation of integrated CPU/GPU will give even more power for cheap. The cores are essentially the same as the current gen AMD cores but the graphics processors are extremely powerful. BTW I have just ordered a pair of seagate momentus xt hybrids and a Windows 7 family pack to upgrade my wife's and my laptops. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momentus-7200RPM-Hybrid-ST95005620AS-Bare/dp/B 003NSBF32/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316863239&sr=1-1 These specific disks have a long history of problems but Seagate appears to be aggressively addressing the issues trying to work the kinks out. It seems that they are now generally problem free and they seem to work well for what they do - speeding up system and program startup. I am hoping that between the disk and Windows 7, I can get a couple of more years out of these laptops. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com On 9/26/2011 6:52 AM, Mark Breen wrote: > Hello Hans-Christian, > > Thank you for your detailed and interesting response to John's questions. > > I have been reading on my kindle a few of the PDF's on ubuntu over the last > week or two. > > One additional reason that I want to play with Linux is simply because it is > there. I want to be part of the evolution of the linux world. I make my > living on SQL Server and do not see a time in the near future that I can > switch, but I am enjoying learning a new technology. It makes me feel like > in 1988 when I was learning what DIR, CD\ and Copy *.* did. > > I purchased a new HP all in one office jet last Friday to replace my aging > noisy A3 laser printer. Of course it comes with Windows software. On the > family computer that I recently switched to Ubuntu 11.04, I sat down to > install it, wondering whether it would be possible. I was quite surprised > when an hour later, I was scanning and printing wirelessly from Ubuntu to a > shiny new HP scanner. > > Did I mention already here on the list that I have recently built a few > ultra cheap pc's? AMD Dual Core Athlon, 1 GB Ram, smallest disk I can buy, > cheap and nasty case with integrated PSU and then installed Ubuntu. The > whole machine costs approx €130 - €150. I am imaging the saving on hardware > and software a company could make with 10 or 20 non-power users. The > performance was absolutely perfect BTW, as good as my i7 with Win7 that cost > well over €1000. > > > Mark