I'll see your VMWare and raise it with a *free* Sun VirtualBox. I dropped all of my VMWare licenses a few months ago and switched over completely to VirtualBox.
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Community Sun's VB is much faster, more flexible, and more full featured for what I need to do with a VM. BTW, I also built my last Linux desktop with components all from NewEgg, about a year ago. Here's what went into that box: 1 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098>Item #: N82E16820231098 Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty122> $59.99 1 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136131>Item #: N82E16822136131 Limited 30-Day Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty88> *This item is serviced by the Western Digital. Please call 800 832 4778 for service.* $179.99 1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007>Item #: N82E16835100007 Consumable Items Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty93> $5.99 1 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADA5200CSBOX - Retail<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103759>Item #: N82E16819103759 Processors (CPUs) Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty92> *For Retail AMD processor, please call 408 749-3060 for service after first 30 days. For OEM AMD processor, we will service for 30 days only. Please verify the Processor matches your order Prior To installation. IMPORTANT: Always pack your CPU well for return. We will refuse your RMA if we received it as DAMAGED!* $119.00 1 OKGEAR 6" molex 4pin male to two 15pin SATA Power Cable Model GC6ATAM2 - Retail<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123119>Item #: N82E16812123119 Standard Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty100> $2.99 1 OKGEAR 24" SATA II Cable Model GC24AUGM12 - Retail<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123191>Item #: N82E16812123191 Standard Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty100> $3.99 1 GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034>Item #: N82E16813128034 Limited 30-Day Return Policy<https://secure.newegg.com/NewMyAccount/InvoiceInfo.aspx?InvoiceNumber=29851808&SONumber=59006965&InvoiceDate=11%2f5%2f2007#warranty88> *Gigabyte (626)-854-9338 option 4 www.giga-byte.com* $76.99 Subtotal $448.94 --Doug -- Doug Roberts, RTI International drobe...@rti.org d...@parrot-farm.net 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Nicholas Frost <ni...@nickorama.com> wrote: > > Well, my trusty Dell laptop HD has probebly died giving me an opportunity > > to upgrade to the next best thing. Â The next best thing must still be a > > laptop, runs Apache, MySQL and PHP, GIMP and screams, for minimum bucks, > > for all round office use and web development. Is it a MacOSX, Windows > > XP/Vista or Linux? Â Any thoughts to put in my note to Santa would be > > greatly appreciated. > > "Minimum bucks" might indicate leaning towards the bargain PC or PC > laptop. However, at $999 the closeout white Macbooks are (IMHO) quite nice > machines. With $80 for VMWare Fusion you can run multiple OS's (Windows, > Linux x64, etc.). Alternatively with rEFIt you could have multiple OS's > natively (Solaris even) through a boot menu. Having used a white Macbook > that runs OS X and Windows XP SP2, Ubuntu 7.x (32-bit), Ubuntu x64 (v. > 8.04) since February 2008 I prefer the Macbook to any of the laptops I've > used recently (Dell D820, Thinkpad, etc.). There is also the VirtualBox > option for a hypervisor and multiple OS's. > > I agree that the desktops offer better price/performance ratio....a > comparable iMac or desktop PC presents better specs for less $$$. > > On the other end of the spectrum, I'm about to build the second desktop > around a Tyan S2925A2NRF low-end server mainboard, the first of which has > been in service at a business for year, and functioned flawlessly as a > Linux desktop before being re-purposed, now (in someone else's hands) a > Windows desktop. You could build a pretty nice desktop machine quite > affordably starting with something like this; > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231149 > > -Nick > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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