Re: [coreboot] Libre KCMA-D8's are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-08-30 Thread Gregg Levine
Hello! Suffice to say, I've been elsewhere as well. If anything, I only bought one thing from that firm. The comments on that page you brought us is rather critical of that decision. For my part I also buy the majority of my computer directed electronics at Micro Center,(A US based firm with many

Re: [coreboot] Libre KCMA-D8's are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-08-30 Thread Rene Shuster
I must be living under a rock; totally missed that story: https://www.techpowerup.com/226777/newegg-now-owned-by-chinese-company​ (2016-09) On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 1:11 AM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: > NOTE: I have no idea as to how trustworthy these companies are. > >

Re: [coreboot] Libre KCMA-D8's are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-08-29 Thread taii...@gmx.com
NOTE: I have no idea as to how trustworthy these companies are. http://www.officespecialties.com/asus_computer_international_kcma_d8_server_motherboard_217195_prd1.htm?pSearchQueryId=420212 Ah even better, $250 and now one doesn't have to support a chinese owned newegg.

[coreboot] Libre KCMA-D8's are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-08-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
This is a great chance to pick up one of the last and best owner controlled x86 boards for much less than the usual price ($350) and MSRP ($315). Compatable with Qubes 4.0! Supports IOMMU for graphics! (so you can play video games in a VM) CPU's cost around $10-50 and 16GB DDR3 ECC RAM is