Subject: Re: Getting a new machine
From: shortpier (shortpier@shortpier.is-a-geek.com)
Date: Fri Oct 03 2003 - 04:55:10 AKDT
Wal Mart
$798
FIC MB
Athlon Xp 2700 512megs ram Dvd+-RW drive
17 in monitor
OR another with a p4 2.6 and 256 megs ram
Both have onboard video BUT have open AGP slot for a real card
Everything supported By Mandrake Linux 9.1 PLF edition
Make AWSOME low cost linux machines and SERVERS (have deployed 2 in the
last few months been ROCK steady.
My 2 cents
Shortpier
On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 17:20, Barsalou wrote:
> OK...it is dividend time and mine is burning a hole in my pocket!
>
> I am looking to buy a Linux based PC. Here are the requirements:
>
> - Should have drivers for sound card. I want to be able to record some
> audio tapes that we made for the kids onto CD. This is critical!
> - That means it needs to have a CD-RW (Although I do have a USB CD-RW)
> - We want to be able to view DVD's on it (is that still possible?) this
> is optional if it is not possible to view DVD's on it.
> - It definitely will have a 17" Flat Panel
> - (wife requirement) It MUST be black (or black and silver) kinda like
> the Dell machines. I suppose we could consider one of those plexiglass
> cases with the cool lighting...this is for the wife.....really!
> - Obviously it has to cost around $1000.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Mike
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