On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Paul Gear <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > On 12/02/12 13:32, Boden Matthews wrote: > > The majority of PC parts are compatible with Ubuntu - such is the benefit > of a monolithic kernel. What will the PC be used for? (gaming, internet > browsing, email, image editing, etc.) > ... > > > Strictly speaking, that's not the benefit of a monolithic kernel; it's the > benefit of a large built-in driver set. But that's not a big deal. :-) > > > On 12 February 2012 12:21, Steve Colmer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was wondering if I was able to get on the mailing list. > > I am looking at buying a desktop computer compatible with ubuntu and was > wondering if anyone had any suggestions. > > > As Boden mentioned, the majority of PC parts are compatible with Ubuntu. > My general preference is to go for devices that are not bleeding edge. In > general, i find that Intel network cards (both wired and wireless) and > video chipsets have excellent driver support. This is more important on > laptops than desktops, though, since power management seems to rely a lot > on driver quality. > > With desktop video cards, Intel chipsets have the lowest performance (of > the major video card vendors) overall, but excellent driver support. ATI & > NVIDIA chipsets have both a free and a proprietary driver. Generally the > proprietary driver will have better features and more performance > (especially in 3D), but will be somewhat less stable and harder to > administer. Personally, i don't care very much about 3D performance, so i > usually go for the free driver. > > Any Intel chipset ICH8 or later supports SATA hotplug - this can be a > useful feature on a desktop if you have a case with a significant number of > hard disks. > > Paul > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > You'll be more worried about peripherals such as bluetooth, wireless keyboard/mouse, printers than the tower itself, generally speaking.
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