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£299 in asda with 15 inch monitor etc just need some extra memory for it and wipe off xp. But then you can ebay xp and pay for the memory upgrade. On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 12:56 +0100, Steve Marvell wrote: > Simon Waters wrote: > > > "dev" of what? > > Web backend, database and number crunch. Lots of "in memory" work. > > > If it is websites, I'd say buy a bottom end DELL rackmount (or > > similar big supplier), > > Development desktop. I'm not buying Dell because you can't ask for a > second hard drive, the sales and support is rubbish now it's > abroad. I'd only buy dell for servers and sales droid desktops. > > > one who will provide GNU/Linux support on that hardware so you know > > it is at least vaguely supported, and avoid all the fancy hardware > > RAID stuff. > > I get on fine with hardware raid stuff :) > > > Alternatively just run all the dev stuff on the backend of a Desktop > > Linux box. Unless you are killing the boxes with really heavyweight > > software packages like Zope/Plone. > > I'll be killing it with my own stuff :) > > I reckon I need: > > AMD64 3GHz (not sure about motherboard) > 1 or 1.5 Gb ram (not sure what sort) > 2 x 60Gb disks (don't need SCSI speed, but need reasonable speed) > (space for more) > DVD reader/ CD Writer (are there good and bad ones?) > Lots of USB2 on front and back of midi case. > > Steve > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html