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 out-of-date even before they are finished.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 ;) >>
We use to use Tiger Direct however I have stopped since I was having some issues with quality and shipping from them, I now use NewEgg most of the time. I like to build my own dev machines because I like to pick the top-of-the-line components. Asus motherboards are bulletproof. (my current system has been running since early 2003 without ANY problems whatsoever) I stay away from built in components on the MB like video, NIC etc... although the built in audio serves me well. NVidia video cards. SATA/SATA II for hard drives, try to stay away from the one size for everything 500-750 gig drives as these are slower than their smaller counterparts for the main drive. If you plan on using Linux then plan on getting a SATA HBA for use with SATA, all of the current MB built-in SATA controllers aren't hardware raid, they are software driven and Linux doesn't like them at all. I use 3Ware cards for Linux. At least 2 gig of RAM Dual Monitors are a must have minimum (IMNSHO) I would definitely stay with XP if at all possible - the stuff I have been reading about Vista especially with respect to DRM scares the bajeezus out of me. ;) _______________________________________________ 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.
