Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/01/23/11:47:58
On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 10:57:32PM -0800, David Christensen wrote:
>I wrote:
>>> http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishR.asp?ID=1251752
>
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> Well, yeah. I sort of need a hard disk, though and is that system
>> *guaranteed* to exhibit this problem?
>
>This motherboard, case, and power supply are the core of my desktop
>machine and the machines I build for clients. The 2.4C processor and
>256 MB of RAM represent skimping to get the price down to near $400.00.
>Honestly, if you're going to build a new hyperthreading box for
>yourself, spend the money to do it right. You're a developer and power
>user; time is money. $600 vs. $400 now will save you countless hours
>over the next several years.
Huh? I can only spend as much money as I have. Why do you think I was
asking for a good system in the $400 price range?
I don't think you've been paying attention. I don't *need* a new
system. I have perfectly adequate systems running linux. My cygwin
system is also perfectly adequate for everything but checking this
particular problem.
When I was asking for feedback on a $400 system, I meant that I wanted a
system that was actually usable. A system without a hard drive is not
usable. Suggesting another $186 worth of improvements after I had
mentioned my price limitations isn't really very helpful.
cgf
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