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MonkeyMartin
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I am thinking of a min-itx computer. All I need is music (amarok) office (openoffice) dvds (xine) and internet (firefox)
Looking for a computer that is energy eficent and small
is a mini-itx computer a good choice? How good is the linux support?
I am all so thinking of a mac mini but the linux support is not that good.
Would a laptop be a better choice?
what do you think?
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Dlareh
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just get a shuttle
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MonkeyMartin
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who dose linux work on a shuttle. and how expensive are they
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Dlareh
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works like any other computer
$300 for a barebones motherboard, case, and PSU (add a processor, ram, hard drive, optical drive)
try http://www.newegg.com or google around
You probably want a socket 939
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MonkeyMartin
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what do you think of the min-itx
is it to slow for you
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| MonkeyMartin wrote: | what do you think of the min-itx
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pretty much. For Gentoo, speed matters.
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