What kind of computer do you use?- Super Thread

[nec207]

What is your main computer? Mine.. a Dell inspiron 8600 Laptop. 512 Mb RAM, 60 gig hd, 1.7 Centrino processor. Also, what web browser does everyone use?

Both AMD and Intel are crap these days such slow down with CPU's . In the end it does not really matter what you use these days . CPU's normally increase by 20% faster every year so CPU in 2005 to 2012 would be 140% faster.

So much for 18 months or two years going up by factor of two times faster.There is slow down and most games now use GPU more and more than the GPU.

Get new computer get really good GPU than CPU.

[fulopattila122]

iMac early 2010
dual 3.06Ghz
8GB RAM
500 GB HDD

Ubuntu 12.10

[TeamRocket1233c]

HP Compaq dc5750 small form factor. 1.8GHz AMD Sempron 3400+. Half a gig of RAM. 80-gig HDD. DVD-ROM drive. On-board audio and video. Ubuntu 12.10.

[PhilGil]

My new (refurbished) laptop:
Dell Latitude E4300
Intel Core2 Duo P9300
2GB RAM
80 GB HDD

My desktop:
Dell Optiplex 755
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
4GB RAM
250 + 500 GB HDD's

One of the coolest things about Linux is being able to give new life to older tech. Both of these four year old machines run Debian Wheezy with Gnome Shell flawlessly.

[Bandit]

iMac early 2010
dual 3.06Ghz
8GB RAM
500 GB HDD

Ubuntu 12.10

Question: I am not dissing Ubuntu or anything. But curious why you would want to run Ubuntu or any other linux distro for that matter on your system when hardware wise its perfectly able to run 10.8 mountain lion? Upgrade is only 20 USD.

I am just curious because I know your giving up a few perks in the commercially supported areas that OSX provides like Hardware Drivers, Photoshop, MS Office & many MMO Games that Ubuntu or other Linux distros dont have. I could understand widows here, but OSX has everything Linux does plus more. You have my respect for doing so, but being placed in your shoes I am not sure if I would.

[CodyPy1]

I have two.

Hp 2000 or some crap like that with 320gb hdd like 2 gigs of memory
with 12.04 on it. I wouldn't suggest getting it though it's cheap and very crappy.

Then i have a macbook air with 128gb and 4gb or memory.
It has 12.04 also.

I have tried to use os x but i just can't get use to it. I don't like it. It's terrible for my line of work. Ubuntu just beats it in every way.

Many people have told me it was wasting money to just buy a mac and install linux on it. But some people just don't understand.

[jgradyc]

HP Compaq nc8430 (circa 2006)
Intel Duo 2.0OGHz
3 GB ram
80 GB HD
Ubuntu 12.10 / Win XP

Lenovo E430
i3
4GB Ram
320 HD
Ubuntu 12.10 / Win 8

[handsheldhigh]

Games/Multitasking Computer

• Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz
• 4GB DDR2 RAM
• 256MB NVIDIA Quadro 320m
• 160GB HDD
• Ubuntu 12.10

Main Netbook

• AMD C-70 1Ghz
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 256MB Radeon 6290
• 320GB HDD (may replace with 160GB SSD)
• Windows 8 (may dual boot Ubuntu 12.10)

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

CPU: AMD Phenom II 965 3.4Ghz (OC at 3.7Ghz)
HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
GPU: GTX 550 TI
HDD: 500GB WB blue
SSD: 32GB Corshair Nova
Mobo: Asus M4A79XTD EVO

link to pictures in signature
i wish march 15th were here, i want to upgrade to 13.04 beta

[cw-wiz1]

Dell Dimension 2400
Intel P4 Northwood 2.66Ghz 512kb cache 533Mhz FSB Non-HT
1 GB RAM PC-3200
Intel 845 GL Graphics
Integrated Networking Broadcom 440x 10/100

Lubuntu 13.04

Dell 24" 1920x1200 U2412


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