[Gloucs] RE : PCs

[Dave Elliott]

Paul Broadhead wrote:
> Dave Elliott wrote:
>
>   
>> I know the price is much less than a tank of petrol but some
>> assurance that the hardware is reasonably supported (graphics adapter
>> to a respectable resolution, network etc) by readily available
>> distributions without endless clever contortions would be helpful if
>> you have any suggestions or are getting further information - I have
>> enough useless rubbish already!
>>     
>
> Judging by the provided details and the fact that they are billed as
> "ideal for LINUX users" these little PCs will run Linux fine.  Linux
> support for Intel hardware is very good indeed and any recent Linux
> distro such as Fedora or Ubuntu (and the rest) should have no problems
> at all; network, sound and graphics should all work. A similar
> MSI model (may be the numbers got switched) with the same graphics looks
> to support up to 1600x1200 [1]. Obviously, I personally cannot guarantee
> this but I'm happy to part with my own cash with confidence.
>
> These are not fast machines and will not be suitable for playing the
> latest 3D games extravaganza. They will be fine for normal desktop use
> and perfect for personal servers and suchlike.  I'll be using mine to
> replace two old and power hungry boxes I use for server and
> firewall/router roles.
>
> Let me know if you want to add a PC to the list.
>
> Paul
>
> [1]
> <http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=134&prod_no=20>
>
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Paul,
  Thanks for the reply and comments. I didn't intend it for games but 
wanted it to cope with a range of odd things with a respectable GUI 
interface etc. rather than just a quiet server in the corner of a cupboard.

Could I please confirm an order for 1.

Thanks

Kind regards
Dave