Malcolm Greene wrote: > I'm in the market for getting a new developer workstation. Profox is > full of past threads discussing machine configs but as we all know, the > technology is changing so fast that many of these threads are > out-of-date even before they are finished. > > I'm looking for recommendations on either a brand name workstation (HP, > Dell, Gateway, etc) with specific options or recommendations on a > build-it-yourself config from the ground up (motherboard, ram, video > card, hard drive, fan, etc) including vendor suggestions (NewEgg, > TigerDirect, etc). > > I plan on running Windows and Linux VM's on this workstation and doing > Windows (VFP, .NET) and Linux (PHP/Python/MySQL and Dabo?!) development. > > I am not looking for a laptop. > > Finally, I am not a hardware guy so keep your suggestions simple ;) > >
Likewise, if I can find room in the MBSS 2K7 budget, I too would like to get a new machine, especially since I'll be finding new digs soon after my divorce is underway. I need a machine where I can test deployments, use as a source repository for SCC, and have insulation enough that the kids can use it for whatever when it's my turn to have them. I really don't want the added expense of another machine just for them. Perhaps machine with 2 hard disks, one for MBSS, and one for me and kids casual use, with dual boot option. I'd like to get 2GB of RAM, as I'm sure that'd do just fine for me and my testing/usage for the next 5 years (lol!). I don't necessarily want Windows Vista, as I'd rather stick with XP or even go back to Win2K. I had a MSDN subscription a couple years ago, so I've got the DVD disks for the various operating systems (pre-Vista of course). I'd love to put my own machine together as it'd be a neat experience (and not hell, I hope!) but my worry is something said long ago: Dell, Gateway, and the big dogs know what parts work well together due to all of their R&D work in best configuration, and little ol' me doesn't know these things and might use parts that are incompatible. Now that sounds like FUD, but I don't know?!??!??? Anything you're not familiar with can seem uncomfortable, of course, and these little worries are magnified when that's the case. Then there's the factor of cost: by the time you put a custom system together, is the price already as much or more as the pre-built models? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
