nothing is as wasteful as winbloze on a desktop. i dont think the example of the user who doesnt do this or that as far as managing resources is valid as i've admin'd this scenario on most of the OS platforms and i dont think ANY of the clients do a particularly good job of this.
get this fastest cpu with as much memory using the fastest net interface attainable using the most fastest and most reliable station one can afford and go on from there. these theoretical ramblings become dated as soon as one clicks 'send' and\ waste the users time. keep up. ~piranha -----Original Message----- From: MaX List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:48 PM To: MaX List Subject: Re: YDL on 3400? Charles speaks the truth. I agree that 512 MB is the "right" default amount of physical RAM for most current desktop operating systems, although 256 MB will work okay for many people. If anything, {flame protection on} I am convinced that current heavyweight Linux environments (Gnome, KDE) require more resources than current versions of OS X or XP to get comparable performance due to code that is just not as heavily tweaked for performance.{flame protection off} Of course, it is usually easier to customize a Linux system for performance, i.e. choose a different window manager (or none at all ;-), trim services, etc., etc., but typically only power users do that kind of thing -- I am referring to default installations of major desktops, and I am specifically not referring to servers. Charles's example of a user who doesn't manage her mailbox well is a great one -- OS X and Windows are probably more "forgiving" of such user behavior, though the Linux situation is improving. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 1/10/05 1:22 PM wrote: > >We have over a dozen Sales/CSR people using Fedora Core 2 as their >desktop system. They run on P4 2.4 GHz, 256 MB RAM machines. I have one >user that does a poor job of managing her e-mail, and Evolution takes >up 120 MB of virtual memory. The X Window session takes another 150 MB, >and she hasn't started OpenOffice or Mozilla yet. > >In my opinion, a modern Linux desktop takes about the same computing >resources as Mac OS X or Windows XP. I wouldn't recommend anyone use >any of the top three desktop OS's using less than 512 MB of RAM. To me, >having 512 MB of RAM makes more of a performance difference for most >users than how fast the processor is. I also think upgrading to a 7200 >RPM hard drive over a 5400 RPM drive makes more of a performance >difference than CPU speed for most users, again, no matter what the OS. > >But those aren't the specs that sell computers. > > >Charles Dostale >System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications >http://www.silveroaks.com/ >824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265 -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
