Re: buying a computer
The first thing I would do is take a look at www.thedukeofurl.org and they
have an article called the linux hardware guide where they give you three
different systems that you might want to put together with all of the
compatible equipement. It goes from low end to suicidal screamer. After
that, if you didn't want to make it yourself, I would go to a local computer
store (one that does custom builds, not a staples or circuit city) and tell
them what exact things you want for your machine. Just my $.02, hope it
helps!
Paul
From: D-Man <dsh8290@rit.edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: buying a computer
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:28:08 -0400
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 04:15:13PM -0400, Faheem Mitha wrote:
| I am thinking of replacing my now rather elderly Pentium II 233 Mhz
This ought to run just fine. You're not using M$ Windows, now are
you? <wink>
| My main question is -- can anyone recommend a good firm to custom-build
| computers for Linux? It would be a big plus if said firm knows enough to
| be able to install Debian on it. I might do a reinstall, but it would be
Not quite a firm, but I would be willing to do it (with the proper
release from fear of lawsuit <wink>) :-). I live in New York, though,
and I don't know how bad shipping costs would be.
| greatly reassuring to know that it works on the computer in the first
| place. I would hate to buy a new computer and find Debian refuses to work
| properly on it. That is the stuff of nightmares.
That's why I buy parts and put them together myself -- I only buy
parts that work :-). My first machine came in a box, but I had some
problems with it (Compaq uses micro-towers with miniature power
supplies and no room inside for expansion).
-D
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