Look at the base version of this machine, much faster and capable -somewhat chaper too (about 1045):
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=135 On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > imma try that too... dell, and the build my own, but idk, that seems > subject to problems, with no warranty. > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Eric Roberts > <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> >> It gives him the option to get the OS he wants rather than dealing with the >> home version...I just went through and made a few custom changes...he may >> find things he would rather get that just be stuck with a prebuilt system. >> There were other cheaper base systems...i just went with one of them. >> >> Eric >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:54 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: my new computer, i think ive found it >> >> >> why spend 400 more, when this suffices :) >> >> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Eric Roberts >> <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >>> >>> Upgrade it...or go to a place where you can customize it and put a >> different >>> version of the OS. Keep in mind that best buy isn't catering to the >>> business market. Shouldn't you just go directly to the source and get it >>> from Dell? >>> >>> If you are doing a desktop...build it yourself...for about 400 more that >>> what is listed there, you can put together a system that would be pretty >>> killer for games even...which means it would be a powerhouse for >>> development. >>> >>> You can also just use apache... >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Tony [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:04 PM >>> To: cf-community >>> Subject: my new computer, i think ive found it >>> >>> >>> 9697488 >>> thats the sku on http://www.bestbuy.com >>> >>> the only thing i see that scares me is windows 7 premium HOME EDITION >>> is that going to preclude me from like sql server mgmt studio (i dont >>> need sql server to run on it) >>> or any other apps im not thinking of? >>> >>> i dont need iis or cf to run on it, it'd be nice, but if iis is not >>> part of home edition i can use jrun, so its whatever... >>> but im just wondering. >>> >>> thanks! >>> tony >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:314774 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm