Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
What sort of power usage do these microserver have? Lee On 10/06/11 10:06, Roger Lancefield wrote: On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: Morning all, I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a gig or so of ram< £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu& so does anyone have any recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? Plus One for Popey's recommendation. I also recently bought an HP Microserver back in December. As he says, small, quiet, and (if the cash-back offers are still available), within your budget. I'm using mine as a domestic file and development server. It's running the desktop version of 10.04 flawlessly. Roger -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
No problem Simon, Just thought I'd pop the question. Well, thanks for your help and I'll be sticking a bid in shortly so we may get the opportunity to meet in person. Dave On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Simon Greenwood wrote: > Hi Dave - > > Sorry, I've said to other people that I'd rather do it through eBay (and > also that I probably should have offered them on this list, but didn't think > to). I think they'll be a bargain and there's only five days to go on them > so it might be worth a punt. > > s/ > > > On 10 June 2011 11:07, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Philip Stubbs wrote: >> >>> On 10 June 2011 10:50, Alan Pope wrote: >>> > >>> http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 >>> > >>> > Kittens! Thousands of them! >>> >>> Now that was just plain gratuitous! >>> >>> :-) >>> -- >>> Philip Stubbs >>> >>> -- >>> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >>> >> >> Simon - I'm not sure if this is appropriate or if you are willing to do >> it, but, can you take items off of eBay once you've added them? What price >> were you looking for if so? >> >> Alternatively - Do you want to swap for a Joggler? Still boxed as new, it >> runs Joli OS from a USB stick at the minute hosting my website, but can run >> pretty much any Linux OS quite well. >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> >> Dave Hanson >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> >> > > > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "Is this your sanderling?" > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
Hi Dave - Sorry, I've said to other people that I'd rather do it through eBay (and also that I probably should have offered them on this list, but didn't think to). I think they'll be a bargain and there's only five days to go on them so it might be worth a punt. s/ On 10 June 2011 11:07, Dave Hanson wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Philip Stubbs wrote: > >> On 10 June 2011 10:50, Alan Pope wrote: >> > >> http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 >> > >> > Kittens! Thousands of them! >> >> Now that was just plain gratuitous! >> >> :-) >> -- >> Philip Stubbs >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > Simon - I'm not sure if this is appropriate or if you are willing to do it, > but, can you take items off of eBay once you've added them? What price were > you looking for if so? > > Alternatively - Do you want to swap for a Joggler? Still boxed as new, it > runs Joli OS from a USB stick at the minute hosting my website, but can run > pretty much any Linux OS quite well. > > -- > Best Regards, > > Dave Hanson > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 10 June 2011 10:50, Alan Pope wrote: > > > http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 > > > > Kittens! Thousands of them! > > Now that was just plain gratuitous! > > :-) > -- > Philip Stubbs > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Simon - I'm not sure if this is appropriate or if you are willing to do it, but, can you take items off of eBay once you've added them? What price were you looking for if so? Alternatively - Do you want to swap for a Joggler? Still boxed as new, it runs Joli OS from a USB stick at the minute hosting my website, but can run pretty much any Linux OS quite well. -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 10:50, Alan Pope wrote: > http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 > > Kittens! Thousands of them! Now that was just plain gratuitous! :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 10:48, Philip Stubbs wrote: > Is that an euphemism? :-) > Nope. http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 Kittens! Thousands of them! Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 10:40, Alan Pope wrote: > Only the pictures of kittens, which I believe comprises most of the > internet these days. Is that an euphemism? :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 10:34, Dave Hanson wrote: > Al - thanks to you too, btw are you storing the entire internet in your > little black box!? (think i.t crowd) :-) > Only the pictures of kittens, which I believe comprises most of the internet these days. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
Thanks again Simon. Al - thanks to you too, btw are you storing the entire internet in your little black box!? (think i.t crowd) :-) On Jun 10, 2011 10:00 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:49, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Thanks Simon - very interested! >> >> Exactly what speed/core processor do they have in? >> >> Dave >> On Jun 10, 2011 9:40 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: >> > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: >> > >> >> Morning all, >> >> >> >> I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run >> web >> >> server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor >> and a >> >> gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. >> >> >> >> It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any >> >> recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? >> >> >> >> I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P >> >> >> > >> > I'm in the Leeds area and have a couple of Xeon machines on eBay at the >> > moment: >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379 >> > and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270 >> > >> > I don't expect them to get a lot so it might be worth bidding (sorry if >> this >> > contravenes any guidelines by the way) >> > >> > For that matter, HP do occasionally sell the more recent version of those >> > servers for very cheap, probably less than a good barebones package at >> > Maplin. >> > >> > > They're Xeon 2.33Ghz so two cores (but not dual core). They have both been > running Ubuntu until recently. > > Alan's Ebuyer deal sounds quite good though. > > s/ > > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "Is this your sanderling?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 10:17, Mark Fraser wrote: > Are you getting commission for all these sales? ;) Sadly not :( Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On Friday 10 Jun 2011 09:46:12 Alan Pope wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > > I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web > > server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor > > and a gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > > As an alternative.. > > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/253305 > > Ebuyer still have the HP Microserver for 237 with 100 cash back! Super > cheap little quiet server. I have one at home which I've chucked 4x2TB > disks in, on top of the 160GB supplied disk. Brilliant little bit of > kit. I also bought one of the Microservers in December after hearing about the £100 cash back and reading Popey's write-up on his blog. Are you getting commission for all these sales? ;) -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > Morning all, > > I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web > server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a > gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > > It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any > recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? Plus One for Popey's recommendation. I also recently bought an HP Microserver back in December. As he says, small, quiet, and (if the cash-back offers are still available), within your budget. I'm using mine as a domestic file and development server. It's running the desktop version of 10.04 flawlessly. Roger -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 09:49, Dave Hanson wrote: > Thanks Simon - very interested! > > Exactly what speed/core processor do they have in? > > Dave > On Jun 10, 2011 9:40 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > > > >> Morning all, > >> > >> I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run > web > >> server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor > and a > >> gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > >> > >> It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any > >> recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? > >> > >> I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P > >> > > > > I'm in the Leeds area and have a couple of Xeon machines on eBay at the > > moment: > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379 > > and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270 > > > > I don't expect them to get a lot so it might be worth bidding (sorry if > this > > contravenes any guidelines by the way) > > > > For that matter, HP do occasionally sell the more recent version of those > > servers for very cheap, probably less than a good barebones package at > > Maplin. > > > They're Xeon 2.33Ghz so two cores (but not dual core). They have both been running Ubuntu until recently. Alan's Ebuyer deal sounds quite good though. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
Thanks Simon - very interested! Exactly what speed/core processor do they have in? Dave On Jun 10, 2011 9:40 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Morning all, >> >> I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web >> server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a >> gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. >> >> It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any >> recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? >> >> I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P >> > > I'm in the Leeds area and have a couple of Xeon machines on eBay at the > moment: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379 > and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270 > > I don't expect them to get a lot so it might be worth bidding (sorry if this > contravenes any guidelines by the way) > > For that matter, HP do occasionally sell the more recent version of those > servers for very cheap, probably less than a good barebones package at > Maplin. > > s/ > >> >> > > > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "Is this your sanderling?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web > server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a > gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > As an alternative.. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/253305 Ebuyer still have the HP Microserver for 237 with 100 cash back! Super cheap little quiet server. I have one at home which I've chucked 4x2TB disks in, on top of the 160GB supplied disk. Brilliant little bit of kit. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > Morning all, > > I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web > server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a > gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > > It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any > recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? > > I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P > I'm in the Leeds area and have a couple of Xeon machines on eBay at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270 I don't expect them to get a lot so it might be worth bidding (sorry if this contravenes any guidelines by the way) For that matter, HP do occasionally sell the more recent version of those servers for very cheap, probably less than a good barebones package at Maplin. s/ > > -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.
Morning all, I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P Thanks in advance Dave -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
