[aklug] Re: Compare/contrast two minipcs

* Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> [150820 12:57]:
> * Josh Reynolds <josh@spitwspots.com> [150820 12:17]:
> > With that setup and those applications, I can't see you even using 1GB of ram, let alone 16. If that's truly the workload, go with the i3 and 2-4GB of RAM.
  Actually I forgot to mention. I'm a programmer. I could could use
  16 GB RAM during development - :) sometimes inadvertently.

> Let's disregard the RAM --- any further comments on the hardware?
> How about onboard fan vs. fanless.
> thanks
> - tj -
>
> > On Aug 20, 2015 11:54 AM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Minipcs are for me, a welcome alternative to towers.
> > > I like barebones also.
> > >
> > > I've got a mac mini (2011) now, and look forward to getting back to
> > > linux system minipc. I've got ubuntu 14.04 dual-booted, but still
> > > use OS X primarily because I don't trust mac's EFI.
> > >
> > > Here are two barebone minis
> > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UFF74MW/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-6&pf_rd_r=00XC9PQEV430NEWWB2DG&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090148982&pf_rd_i=desktop
> > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VUTOB1O/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i9?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0JBPXKJBV27FX25DTWZ5&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop
> > >
> > > the second is fanless. Seems like a good thing to me.
> > > Both are sdd compatible, also seems like a good thing..
> > >
> > > the processors are compared here:
> > > http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4200U-vs-Intel-Core-i3-4030U
> > >
> > > I don't do any gaming. My primary usage would be
> > > gui
> > >   mostly
> > >     Firefox
> > >     Libreoffice
> > >   occasionally
> > >     gvim
> > > emacs
> > > text-based
> > >   terminal emulator
> > >   mc (with vim as default editor)
> > >   text-based emacs.
> > >
> > > And I would probably install lubuntu, with fluxbox as my primary
> > > (but not only) window manager.
> > >
> > > For either machine, I'd go with 16 GB Ram
> > >
> > > I have oodles of external storage, so don't need a big drive, but
> > > solid state would be my first choice.
> > >
> > > Any and all comments (excepting political or religious) are welcome
> > > and invited.
> > >
> > > cheers
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> > > Tim
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