From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f173.google.com (mail-qc0-f173.google.com [209.85.216.173]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 26FAACB9A4 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2012 21:22:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-qc0-f173.google.com with SMTP id b12so3626914qca.32 for ; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:22:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ip33qlUKn5gD9OPUx4jL1Ge+J+2j97zhiA9G7PUnPLw=; b=i9cpJmfdoUFJW4eD+hf0WXO0Yqjv4AJbRtD+pSWt5GUiHTASiX3Rjn/CrmnBPyvI/W mfCFZRjXvtedmqoQD+BeR0kSsbkGRTGOAJ+NZ5srzUcOamKGThdwa4KK8guOJ5RgYV1j R51HHxL0NhVZx1Upj1Fzk6foosnFimdKV4AaKJgpxUrCe9keFzkTkpwFpEB8doIlYbwe 80fW4BylgdPbj7EHMUir2Qc7YSFPenI668Yg9isHrpIaWbuhvCtAPtVm+AVDo1N7w7VS Rb7oy6z56oUhphYEIvqCUj5TTfc5K0WXGYO93vmX2Kz2iNMt3wz+fr2wi1gnfgtvMaLH Qw8Q== Received: by 10.224.176.201 with SMTP id bf9mr854027qab.80.1354760522327; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:22:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from pc.kyle.tk (cpe-024-211-185-030.nc.res.rr.com. [24.211.185.30]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id jy4sm1927806qeb.12.2012.12.05.18.22.00 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:22:01 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <50C00147.5090308@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:21:59 -0500 From: Kyle User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Hardware for new Linux installs? References: <65B886F7A79248CEB042AE9E9194AB5F@Boe> In-Reply-To: <65B886F7A79248CEB042AE9E9194AB5F@Boe> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:22:05 -0000 I can build Linux systems with your choice of distribution. I build systems using mainly Asus motherboards and AMD processors, though I've found Gigabyte motherboards to be reliable as well. The hardware specs are negotiable, and I can build your system for a competative, and usually lowest price. If you are reusing a hard disk, it will take a sizeable portion off your price, since the hard drive can be one of the most costly parts of a computer. As for specs, I generally recommend a quad-core processor with 4GB of DDR3 ram in a minimal system, but adding another 4GB and using an 8-core processor is surprisingly inexpensive. My favorite distribution is Arch, because it gives you the flexibility of Gentoo without having to build everything from source, and if you like to package software, nothing beats the AUR, where you can store your own package build files, which are simple Bash scripts, in a searchable database, complete with dependency resolution, where other users can easily find them. Feel free to contact me off-list if you are interested in discussing the details and pricing for your next Linux computer. ~Kyle http://kyle.tk/ -- "Kyle? ... She calls her cake, Kyle?" Out of This World, season 2 episode 21 - "The Amazing Evie"