On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 14:45, Hamish McBrearty wrote:
> Fans yes, however the noise from the bloody hard drives can be deafening.
If you are using the box as an x-terminal, you can remove the IDE HDD
(it is an IDE HDD, before anyone yells SCSI :) and replace it with a
Compact Flash card and adaptor. I am sure you can get a working X setup
into 64MB :) Something along the lines of
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/hardware/pb150/
> We've just removed 2 labs of 25 and replaced them with Compaq Evos and LCD
> monitors and everyone has commented on how much quieter the labs are.
CRT monitors are noisy compared to their LCD counterparts, but not as
noisy as the old box in the back of my office with a dodgy fan :(
> The eMacs are cheap at the moment due to the impending release of the G5
> processor, but they are noisy, very heavy and awkward to carry.
I have never picked one up, to be honest. However, I could imagine that
the CRT in the eMac is very heavy. When I was comparing the new iMac to
the eMac, I was more referring to the processing power, rather than the
weight.
As far a portability, I find carrying a PC is a pain, no matter the make
or model. One trip for the monitor, one for the box, and a final trip
for the keyboard, cables and mouse!
Oh, Zarus! How I Envy Thee.
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Michael JasonSmith http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpj17/
