OK I thought it was a netbook, but a nettop for a
basic workstation is not bad either.
Thanks.
Stewart
At 10:46 AM 5/27/2009, you wrote:
Well, it's not really a netbook.
It is categorized on NewEgg as a mini booksize barebones system.
I am considering of getting the following:
149$ MSI Wind Nettop 100 Intel 945GC 1 x 200Pin
Intel GMA 950 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167037
21$ ITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL
22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X
CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner
+- OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106281
90$ Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB
32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317
25$ Kingston 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 533
(PC2 4200) Laptop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134317
So the price is around 285$ + (sales tax and shipping/handling)
I already have a monitor/keyboard/mouse. I am
fairly certain it can run Fedora or Ubuntu reasonably well for what I want.
It should be fairly quiet, according to the
overview it uses about 35W at full speed.
It has a Intel 1.6GHz Atom 330 (dual core) on
board - not the fastest cpu around but should be reasonable.
The graphics is definitely underpowered for
games and heavy graphics but should suffice for media playback and what I
hope is my "normal" usage.
The MSI netbooks seem to range from 310-380$ and
include MS XP - I have zero experience with these.
I usually just build my own systems.
My newest desktop is an HP model which came with
Vista SP1; the only complaint that I can recall
was the amount of trialware that I had to remove.
I have perhaps an irrational fear of laptops (my
fear is that I or family member would drop and break it).
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 08:43:13AM -0500, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
> Paul where did you see the price you did on the Netbook. Also which model.
>
> Stewart
>
>
> At 07:02 AM 5/27/2009, you wrote:
>> The least expensive new Mac Mini I saw was 599$ on apple's site. That
>> is an extra 300$ not 100 or 150.
>> I could purchase an additional machine for that price.
>> I won't argue that OS X is better than
Fedora. I would like to try out OS X.
>>
>> I only plan on using it for Firefox, email, media stuff (vlc for
>> watching occasional dvd's).
>> There are several yum repositories of software so I am not sure what
>> application software you are talking about.
>> As for tech support, I will probably look at log files or just turn to
>> google for a solution.
>> I did not find the review where it arrived in various broken parts.
>> I did see the review where "even though the atom 270s support cpu
>> scaling in linux it seems the 330 doesn't have support for it I've
>> tried a few different distros and am currently run debian lenny. None
>> of them seem to be support cpu scaling for this processor." This
>> concerns me - he noted it still works but will have to wait for better
>> linux support.
>>
>> From the specs I saw on Apple's site, the Mac Mini has a better cpu
>> and video capabilities, but would only come with a 1G of memory and
>> only 120Gb of storage compared to 1 terabyte. There were options to
>> increase the cpu/ram/drive - of course that would increase the price.
>> The largest drive from Apple was listed as 320GB and was an additional
>> 175$. A Mac mini with upgrades (cpu/ram/hard drive) was over a 1000$.
>> I could get 3 machines for that - stop tempting me.
>> So probably if I wanted to get more memory and larger drives it is
>> better to shop elsewhere for Mac accessories.
>>
>> The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw
>> (filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price
>> tag. Is this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the media
>> and let users install it for free?
>>
>> If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and dream about a
>> Mac Pro. Those cinema displays are also very beautiful.
>
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