Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> That means you probably won't be able to get the rock-bottom WalMart PC
> for $200 and still be certain that everything on it works in Linux.
But the $200 WalMart special already runs Linux, pre-installed.
> But, for a midrange PC, I'd venture to guess that somethin
Grok Mogger wrote:
> I am under the impression that generally Linux is not guaranteed to run on
> the newest hardware.
That goes with any OS: Right now, you're probably going to find better luck
getting things to run in Windows 2000 than Windows Vista, for example.
> For example, if I buy a bra
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On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 03:38:09PM -0500, Seth Goodman wrote:
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> What exactly is that today? It's completely a matter of opinion. My
> notion is something like a 2GHz 64-bit AMD or 3GHz Intel processor,
> 256MB DDR RAM, graphics chipset on motherb
Thanks for the replies everyone, it really helped out.
I appreciate it,
- GM
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From: Roberto C. Sanchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:44 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Linux and Newest Hardware
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 03
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 03:38:09PM -0500, Seth Goodman wrote:
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> OK, let me tell you why I believe I'm not mixed up ... at least on this.
> I actually said commodity hardware. I meant the stage where hardware
> and drivers are stable, there are multiple mainstream suppliers and they
> are priced
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On 10/12/06 15:38, Seth Goodman wrote:
> Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on
> Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:58 AM -0500:
>
>> Seth,
>>
>> I think you mix up two different things:
>> - if you want to by recent hardware, as a good rule, it
Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on
Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:58 AM -0500:
> Seth,
>
> I think you mix up two different things:
> - if you want to by recent hardware, as a good rule, it is not cheap.
> - if you settle for not so recent hardware, it will be cheaper and it
> will be
Seth Goodman wrote:
Yes, if you have an extra $100 and you don't mind buying previous
generation hardware. If you want current generation hardware, you're
going to spend more than that.
[...]
The bottom line is that unless you have too much spare time,
or are willing to use obsolete used machi
Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Thursday, October 12,
2006 9:22 AM -0500:
> Really? I spent about $400 on a small form-factor PC from iDotPC (not
> including monitor). They "support" Linux (their default OS unless you
> choose something else is Linspire). There are also tons of
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 09:13:33AM -0500, Seth Goodman wrote:
> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote on Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:12 AM -0500:
>
> > The short answer is to only buy systems or components from vendors who
> > support Linux.
>
> Fine if you have enough money to make a statement, but that le
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote on Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:12 AM -0500:
> The short answer is to only buy systems or components from vendors who
> support Linux.
Fine if you have enough money to make a statement, but that leaves out
most vendors of affordable hardware. It's much cheaper, even wit
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:01:02AM -0400, Grok Mogger wrote:
> I am under the impression that generally Linux is not guaranteed to run on
> the newest hardware. For example, if I buy a brand new model of computer
> from Dell, one that's only recently started being sold, can I really be sure
> that
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