-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> (1) Motherboard > > I intend to get a P-III CPU (probably 800EB). One store from where I got > a quote recommended the ASUS CUSL2 i815e mobo. My current system has a > BX-based ABIT BH6 which has served me well. Anyone care to comment on > ASUS boards (I have almost always heard good things about them) ? > Recommendations/opinions/experiences for other boards (Tyan, Soyo) > including current ABIT offerings ? I would avoid Soyo like the plague. I can't think about their Socket 7 boards without running in horror... I've had good experiences with Abit, Asus, and Tyan. I would also consider getting an Athlon Thunderbird - they're cheaper than a PII with a higher clock speed, and are faster as well. > BTW, I don't plan to overclock this system. Smart boy :) > (2) SCSI > > I intend to have a SCSI hard drive for this system, and maybe later a > SCSI CD-Burner (see below). In a recent thread on this list, I heard > someone mention the Adaptec Ultra160-based 29160N card. > > Which is newer: an UltraWide2-based card, or an Ultra160-based card ? The Ultra160 is newer and quite a bit faster. Fortunately highly backwards-compatible :) Ultra160 == Ultra3 Wide SCSI. > I am not sure about which HD to consider. I need a SCSI HD >= 10 Gb. Seagate drives are good. > I haven't ever had a system with SCSI components, so is there anything > else I should know ? I'd prefer to stick with the latest SCSI > technology. The termination on Ultra-, Ultra2-, and Ultra160- Wide devices can get tricky. > (3) Printer > > I am considering the HP 1100 laser printer. But have heard good things > about Lexmark printers (Optra 310/E310/E312). I am looking for a laser > printer that is capable of 600dpi (at least), and is easy to setup under > Linux (of course!). It would be nice to get a printer that is supported > under both Linux and FreeBSD, as I do intend to run FreeBSD on this > machine from time to time. > > One odd thing I noticed about the HP 1100's specs on HP's site is that > Windows 2000 is not listed under the supported OSes. Is this true ? I > need a printer that works under Windows 2000 in addition to Linux. Just cause it doesn't say it's supported under Win2k doesn't mean it won't work :) IIRC the HP 1100 is the replacement for the 6L; both work fine with the generic lj4l driver in ghostscript. I've used the LaserJet 5L PCL driver with a 1100 with good results under NT4. > (4) Network Card > > I need a good 10/100 PCI card. How well are DLINK cards (e.g. DLINK > 10/100 RTL) supported under Linux ? I was considering the 3Com > 905/vortex PCI card[*], as I have had a linux system with it and it > worked flawlessly. The D-Link 530+ (I think that's right) uses the rtl8139 driver; some people have had trouble with those cards, however. The Linksys 10/100 card is an excellent unit as well, and doesn't cost much more than the D-Link card. > (5) CD-Burner > > I was told that SCSI CD-Burners tend to perform the best under Linux and > cause the least problems, which is why I decided to go SCSI in this new > system. Plextor has been recommended. Are there any other SCSI CD > burners that work well under Linux ? Can't help there. > (6) Removable storage > > How well are Iomega zip and Jaz drives supported ? I haven't ever worked > with removable storage media, so I'd appreciate any info about which > ones to consider. Zip drives work fine (IDE and SCSI). I've never used a Jaz. - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG fingerprint: 9BF9 D84C 37D0 4FA7 1F2D 7E5E FD94 D264 50DE 1CFC GPG key id: 50DE1CFC GPG public key: http://tux.creighton.edu/~pbrutsch/gpg-public-key.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6D5PD/ZTSZFDeHPwRAlDQAJ9+Js91jr2w+lulOuLVqGfac5QraQCfRZGm j28XC2tTK0993tRC1te2RHY= =DEyY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----