On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Dan.Hunt wrote: > I'm looking to replace the motherboard CPU, and re-use many of the > other components of my old system. My old AMD Duron 800 has been > locking up after 3 years of faithful service. > > [ Snip ] > > I would like a "debian" opinion, as many keen eye's are better than two.
My advice for buying hardware:
First, make sure that everything has open source drivers in the debian
kernel. (This is an excellent way to buy windows hardware as well,
since if its supported under linux, its probably not total crap.)
Then, read the headers for the drivers under the kernel source. Good
info there. Google for opinions on the linux driver support.
Then hit the hardware review websites and check the systems out.
Google for 'stability' tests since, IMHO, 5% more on a benchmark is a
lot less important then stability.
Oh, and remember, for the best deal, chart the price/performance ratio
of boards, processors, and memory. Maximize the "bang-for-the-buck"
factor.
Just my $.02,
Jesse Meyer
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