[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting To Computer Nirvana
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Alex (et al) snip > > > > +++Thanks Alex and all. I would wonder if the higher price on the Dell > > XPS-400 or Mac would indicate there were reliable components used. N. > > > > Not necessarly. I haven't disassembled any of the newer Macs, but some > of the older Mac laptops were really excellent to work on. > > There are lots of evaluations of the XPS-400 line to look at: > > http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTI0LDIsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0 > > (from the HardOCP enthusiast site) Good photos. Reading it now :) > > JohnY > +++ good reading thanks, will have to do some further looking N. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting To Computer Nirvana
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > Alex (et al) > > > > > > I disagree with this based on my personal experience. > > > Four years ago I bought a Dell Dimension, I have it going > > > probably 12 hours per day for business. It, too, has performed > > > flawlessly for 4 straight years with zero problems. Finally, > > > at 4 years it is starting to have some problems-slowing down, > > > stalling a lot more. I'm good at tweaking it, keeping it clean, > > > tracking down problems with it, and with all that it's still > > > finally in need of replacement. I am so impressed with Dell > > > that I am ordering a new one. > > > > And, based on my personal experience, I still think a brand name > > motherboard is crucial: My webserver, http://alex.natel.net/ , is an > > old Micron system that I bought in 1998. It's a 733MHz Pentium III > > running on a Tyan Trinity 400 motherboard. > > > > I agree with Alex about a quality motherboard. Although I have found > that the corporate lines of the major makers are much more stable than > the home user lines. In the past year I have done some large desktop > migrations: 1250 IBM's for a health insurance co, 700 HP/Compaq's for > BOA, and 60 Dells for retail distribution center. All theses were > corporate line machines, very stable and better constructed than I > thought they would be. > > For myself each generation of motherboards generall produces a low > cost board or two that is fast, stable and flexible. The trick is > picking them out of the crowd. In the Athlon era the Shuttle An35n was > one, and I'm currently running an Asrock939DualSataII with a Dual core > 4400+ (chip recommended by Akasha108). Both have been excellent > running both gentoo linux and all versions of Windows including Server > 2k3. The fun part is trying to pick the good ones before they get > popular. Good quality powersupplys and memory are important as speed > goes up. They all can be had at pretty resonable prices. If you elect > to build your own check out a few enthusiast sites and you'll see a > group of folks just below the hardcore folks that pick the best > price/performance ratio stuff. That's the stuff to look at > > JohnY +++Thanks Alex and all. I would wonder if the higher price on the Dell XPS-400 or Mac would indicate there were reliable components used. N. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting To Computer Nirvana
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" wrote: > > > > > > Alex (et al) > > > > > > I disagree with this based on my personal experience. > > > Four years ago I bought a Dell Dimension, I have it going > > > probably 12 hours per day for business. It, too, has performed > > > flawlessly for 4 straight years with zero problems. Finally, > > > at 4 years it is starting to have some problems-slowing down, > > > stalling a lot more. I'm good at tweaking it, keeping it clean, > > > tracking down problems with it, and with all that it's still > > > finally in need of replacement. I am so impressed with Dell > > > that I am ordering a new one. > > > > And, based on my personal experience, I still think a brand name > > motherboard is crucial: My webserver, http://alex.natel.net/ , is an > > old Micron system that I bought in 1998. It's a 733MHz Pentium III > > running on a Tyan Trinity 400 motherboard. > > > > I agree with Alex about a quality motherboard. Although I have found > that the corporate lines of the major makers are much more stable than > the home user lines. In the past year I have done some large desktop > migrations: 1250 IBM's for a health insurance co, 700 HP/Compaq's for > BOA, and 60 Dells for retail distribution center. All theses were > corporate line machines, very stable and better constructed than I > thought they would be. > > For myself each generation of motherboards generall produces a low > cost board or two that is fast, stable and flexible. The trick is > picking them out of the crowd. In the Athlon era the Shuttle An35n was > one, and I'm currently running an Asrock939DualSataII with a Dual core > 4400+ (chip recommended by Akasha108). Both have been excellent > running both gentoo linux and all versions of Windows including Server > 2k3. The fun part is trying to pick the good ones before they get > popular. Good quality powersupplys and memory are important as speed > goes up. They all can be had at pretty resonable prices. If you elect > to build your own check out a few enthusiast sites and you'll see a > group of folks just below the hardcore folks that pick the best > price/performance ratio stuff. That's the stuff to look at > > JohnY http://www.extremetech.com/default/0,1556,,00.asp I find ExtremeTech is a good information source. And past articles of reviews is helpful. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting To Computer Nirvana
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex (et al) > > I disagree with this based on my personal experience. > Four years ago I bought a Dell Dimension, I have it going > probably 12 hours per day for business. It, too, has performed > flawlessly for 4 straight years with zero problems. Finally, > at 4 years it is starting to have some problems-slowing down, > stalling a lot more. I'm good at tweaking it, keeping it clean, > tracking down problems with it, and with all that it's still > finally in need of replacement. I am so impressed with Dell > that I am ordering a new one. And, based on my personal experience, I still think a brand name motherboard is crucial: My webserver, http://alex.natel.net/ , is an old Micron system that I bought in 1998. It's a 733MHz Pentium III running on a Tyan Trinity 400 motherboard. > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > > wrote: > > > > > +++ Hey Alex, wish I could have a little of the boredom as I have a > > > serious shortage- haven't had any in the last 50 years. > > > Would you have some time on the weekend to debate on what > > > computer equipment to buy as I am needing to upgrade. > > > It looks like you have quite a bit of expierience with the > > > subject and would be a great help. thanks, N. > > > > For desktop PCs, I always advise against buying from the big PC > > manufacturers (Dell, HP, Gateway, etc.) because they're usually made > > with proprietary components that are not likely to be as robust as > > brand name components. My current desktop machine, which I bought a > > few years ago, is from http://www.endpcnoise.com/ , and it has > > performed flawlessly. Quality brand name components (especially the > > motherboard) make all the difference. > > > > Since there is no standardized form factor for laptops, they are all > > proprietary. Right now I have two laptops. One is an old Dell Latitude > > C610 that I bought as a refurb from http://usanotebook.com/ . It's > > been fine except for the touchpad going wonky on occasion (a known > > issue with this model). The other one is an Averatec 4200 series that > > I got from http://newegg.com/ , and it has been a fine little machine > > and a lot of computer for not a lot of money. Petra has one too, and > > her only complaint is short battery life. > > > > 'Zat help? > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting To Computer Nirvana
Alex (et al) I disagree with this based on my personal experience. Four years ago I bought a Dell Dimension, I have it going probably 12 hours per day for business. It, too, has performed flawlessly for 4 straight years with zero problems. Finally, at 4 years it is starting to have some problems-slowing down, stalling a lot more. I'm good at tweaking it, keeping it clean, tracking down problems with it, and with all that it's still finally in need of replacement. I am so impressed with Dell that I am ordering a new one. -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > wrote: > > > +++ Hey Alex, wish I could have a little of the boredom as I have a > > serious shortage- haven't had any in the last 50 years. > > Would you have some time on the weekend to debate on what > > computer equipment to buy as I am needing to upgrade. > > It looks like you have quite a bit of expierience with the > > subject and would be a great help. thanks, N. > > For desktop PCs, I always advise against buying from the big PC > manufacturers (Dell, HP, Gateway, etc.) because they're usually made > with proprietary components that are not likely to be as robust as > brand name components. My current desktop machine, which I bought a > few years ago, is from http://www.endpcnoise.com/ , and it has > performed flawlessly. Quality brand name components (especially the > motherboard) make all the difference. > > Since there is no standardized form factor for laptops, they are all > proprietary. Right now I have two laptops. One is an old Dell Latitude > C610 that I bought as a refurb from http://usanotebook.com/ . It's > been fine except for the touchpad going wonky on occasion (a known > issue with this model). The other one is an Averatec 4200 series that > I got from http://newegg.com/ , and it has been a fine little machine > and a lot of computer for not a lot of money. Petra has one too, and > her only complaint is short battery life. > > 'Zat help? > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
