Make sure that the Processor is a "core 2 duo" not just a core duo if you're going down the Intel route.
That way you should if you get a core 2 and core quad compatible motherboard be able to upgrade you processor from dual to quad core if required. They are also more powerfull than the standard duo's and more efficient power wise. Hard drives, yes SATA 2 mirrored and a hot backup if possible (these are real cheap now). Large TFT screens are coming down in price really quick so go large here. If you aren't planning on going Vista the you can skimp a bi on th egraphics card getting an OEM one as the latest ones 8800 and the upcomming ATI ones will be expensive. A decent DVD rewriter is quite cheap now, save a floppy drive from an old machine in case you need one (you will if you go SATA and XP for the F6 boot). Case, well it's up to you. Keyboard mouse... Well how much do you use them, value them accordingly! ::a -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Cipollina Sent: 20 February 2007 02:02 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Specs for developer workstation in 2007 Any DEV workstation that I would buy, must have a minimum of 2 Gig of RAM. Also, the dual core Pentium processor's are nice. Thanks, Nick Cipollina -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chet Gardiner Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 8:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] Specs for developer workstation in 2007 PS: Just about anything sold for 800-1200 dollars now would be more than enough for a good Dev workstation. Malcolm Greene wrote: > I'm in the market for getting a new developer workstation. Profox is > full of past threads discussing machine configs but as we all know, the > technology is changing so fast that many of these threads are > out-of-date even before they are finished. > > I'm looking for recommendations on either a brand name workstation (HP, > Dell, Gateway, etc) with specific options or recommendations on a > build-it-yourself config from the ground up (motherboard, ram, video > card, hard drive, fan, etc) including vendor suggestions (NewEgg, > TigerDirect, etc). > > I plan on running Windows and Linux VM's on this workstation and doing > Windows (VFP, .NET) and Linux (PHP/Python/MySQL and Dabo?!) development. > > I am not looking for a laptop. > > Finally, I am not a hardware guy so keep your suggestions simple ;) > > Thanks in advance! > > Malcolm > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
