Spec me a new desktop
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@marcinozga said in Spec me a new desktop:
Intel NUC perhaps? There are some models that support 1 M.2 and one 2.5" SATA disk. It's mostly pre-build, you just need to supply your own drives and RAM.
I thought for some reason he said laptop.
I definitely agree on the newer NUC setups. $260 will get him everything listed.
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@bigbear $260 will get him the cpu, maybe.
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@aaronstuder said in Spec me a new desktop:
@bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:
$260 will get him everything listed.
Link?
At Microcenter I got a 16GB, SSD Drive, i5 setup a few months ago for my son, $260. I missed the i7. All of it was clearance/sale stuff. But I cant imagine needing anything faster.
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@scottalanmiller said in Spec me a new desktop:
Or money no object...
LOL we are prepping for first kid going off to college in 24 months. Cant imagine. I havent even bought a new Macbook since late 2013.
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@bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:
@aaronstuder said in Spec me a new desktop:
@bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:
$260 will get him everything listed.
Link?
At Microcenter I got a 16GB, SSD Drive, i5 setup a few months ago for my son, $260. I missed the i7. All of it was clearance/sale stuff. But I cant imagine needing anything faster.
I don't need the i7 often, but I do run some video transcoding ocasionally as well as compile code.
If nothing was reasonable on an i7 i would easily accept an i5
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Is there a price cap you won't go beyond?
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It was a deal like this, but better. And in store I believe the deals are better...
http://www.microcenter.com/product/485572/NUC_Kit_NUC7I3BNH
Not sure if you have a Microcenter around...
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Obviously you'd format the SSD and install Fedora.
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@bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:
Video requirements?
Display 2 monitors at native resolution. This is work not gaming.
@bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:
Price?
Not really relevant. I expect to spend under $1000 with 2 monitors. maybe $1500, but I do not have a budget.
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That price is a bit nutty. An old, free OS. Laptop level RAM. Nothing special on the GPU, only on pay with my two year old laptop. A slow, small SATA drive. It's a nice CPU, but one gen old. The price makes no sense at all.
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@scottalanmiller said in Spec me a new desktop:
@dustinb3403 said in Spec me a new desktop:
All that and only 16 GB of RAM.
Hey I matched his specifications nothing wrong with build it yourself but he doesn't want to go that route.
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@scottalanmiller said in Spec me a new desktop:
That price is a bit nutty. An old, free OS. Laptop level RAM. Nothing special on the GPU, only on pay with my two year old laptop. A slow, small SATA drive. It's a nice CPU, but one gen old. The price makes no sense at all.
I agree, but it's there, I can't think of the other "linux builder" that I saw a while back. . .
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With the Intel NUC does anyone know if Fedora works well there?
I would miss my 4TB 3.5" SATA drive, but I can buy a large 2.5" drive.
@scottalanmiller what about those HP boxes you linked. Any idea how well Fedora supports the hardware?
