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Sioux C. Queue
Apr 29, 2012, 4:36:57 PM4/29/12
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I've been gone for 5 months. I came home and discovered that my linux
machine will not power up. So, I'm looking at new machines. I've got
three candidates, all cheap, but I don't know if there's any known
problems with loading/running the latest/greatest version of opensuse.
The make/models are:
HP Pavillion Desktop with an AMD Dual-Core A4-3420 processor.
HP unknown Desktop with an Intel Pentium processor.
Lenovo IdeaCentre H420 with an Intel i3 processor.
Any help would be appreciated.
machine will not power up. So, I'm looking at new machines. I've got
three candidates, all cheap, but I don't know if there's any known
problems with loading/running the latest/greatest version of opensuse.
The make/models are:
HP Pavillion Desktop with an AMD Dual-Core A4-3420 processor.
HP unknown Desktop with an Intel Pentium processor.
Lenovo IdeaCentre H420 with an Intel i3 processor.
Any help would be appreciated.
r.mar...@fdcx.net
Apr 29, 2012, 7:16:26 PM4/29/12
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:36:57 -0800, "Sioux C. Queue" <ka...@have.it>
wrote:
FWIW - I recently replaced my old workhouse with an HP Pavilion
Slimline with a dual core AMD processor. I've run several distros of
Linux on it including SLED 11.1 perfectily.
wrote:
Slimline with a dual core AMD processor. I've run several distros of
Linux on it including SLED 11.1 perfectily.
Moe Trin
Apr 29, 2012, 9:54:26 PM4/29/12
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.suse, in article
<jnk8pd$f07$1...@dont-email.me>, Sioux C. Queue wrote:
>I've got three candidates, all cheap, but I don't know if there's any
>known problems with loading/running the latest/greatest version of
>opensuse.
Key may be the video card - hit your favorite search engine with the
<jnk8pd$f07$1...@dont-email.me>, Sioux C. Queue wrote:
>I've got three candidates, all cheap, but I don't know if there's any
>known problems with loading/running the latest/greatest version of
>opensuse.
make/model of each candidate. A lot may hinge on what you plan to
use the system for.
>The make/models are:
>HP Pavillion Desktop with an AMD Dual-Core A4-3420 processor.
and a fifteen cent printer/scanner/copier. Only problem I've run
into was the internal Loosemodem. Everything else was reasonable
although the USB keyboard is somewhat on the small size compared to
the units on my other systems. The built-in sound system is usable,
but that's about it.
>HP unknown Desktop with an Intel Pentium processor.
>Lenovo IdeaCentre H420 with an Intel i3 processor.
Old guy
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Shmuel Metz
May 3, 2012, 10:44:09 AM5/3/12
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at 12:36 PM, "Sioux C. Queue" <ka...@have.it> said:
>I've been gone for 5 months. I came home and discovered that my
>linux machine will not power up. So, I'm looking at new machines.
I'd recommend that you check out Pogo.
>I've been gone for 5 months. I came home and discovered that my
>linux machine will not power up. So, I'm looking at new machines.
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Christoph Schmees
May 4, 2012, 6:15:44 AM5/4/12
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Mercedes over a new Kia. So I would go for used professional
machines such as the IBM (Lenovo) ThinkCentre, (Siemens-)Fujitsu
Esprimo or Celsius, or HP Workstation. You get much better value
for money *and* longer life. Plus they normally are perfectly
suited for linux.
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Mark S Bilk
May 12, 2012, 3:12:52 PM5/12/12
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on the phone unless you pay them $50 or more first. I would not
buy anything from HP.
Sioux C. Queue
May 12, 2012, 3:44:27 PM5/12/12
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On 05/12/2012 07:12 PM, Mark S Bilk wrote:
> After the warranty period is over, HP won't even talk with you
> on the phone unless you pay them $50 or more first. I would not
> buy anything from HP.
Well, I got a HP. Did the net install. Only thing wonky was there was
> After the warranty period is over, HP won't even talk with you
> on the phone unless you pay them $50 or more first. I would not
> buy anything from HP.
a 2GB partition that seemed to be doing nothing and the install would
blowup trying to create a swap (either there or right behind it). I
miss the good old days when they would tell you what cylinder/sector you
were partitioning. It took a couple of tries before I got it working, I
was hesitant to scratch that partition, worried that Win-7 would fail,
and until I tossed it the install would fail.
As to the support...at a guess I'd say that's universal anymore, right
up there with installation media and a hard/local copy help. I was an
electronics guy in my youth and worked in the computer field for 30+
years, so I have no fear of popping the hood and tinkering. I have an
old IBM-AT sized metal case with "PC's Limited 286" on the front of it
and a sticker on the back with some numbers and a statement about
lifetime tech support, the case & keyboard are all that's left of the
original computer. PC's Limited disappeared a week or two after I got
it and resurfaced as Dell.
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