I was wondering if there is anyone here who could help me by looking at the quote below (from pioneer) and telling me if there are any obvious specs that jump out and strike the reader as odd, or as overkill, or under-resourced, or in any other way out of balance..
i'm a newbie who is attracted to this deal because it comes with ubuntu pre-installed (the only one, as far as i know, available to me in australia) BUT! i want to be sure that everything will work when i get it, bc i want to hit the ground running with my ubuntu experience so, specifically: 1. if a company like pioneer says it will pre-install ubuntu, can one be reasonably sure that they bed all the software in and test drive it in the factory before shipping it to me? 2. can i expect that there will be no compatibility issues 3. how important is the 64/32 bit issue? 4. finally, is my method good? ie, would i better off just getting a windows computer and then installing ubuntu from a CD (i am not a natively brilliant adept at computers, so my way forward will have to be with lots of good books, good advice and support) thanks heaps, rufi here's the info: DreamVision Power Core2 PC Configuration Summary Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4G 4M Cache 1066M FSB Processor PC Memory 2GB (2 x 1GB) 800MHz DDR2 RAM MotherBoard Intel P965 Chip Set LGA775 Mother Board DP965LTck Graphics nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCI Express Graphics Card Sound Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio 2nd Graphics None 3.5" Hard Disk 320GB 7,200RPM Serial-ATA Hard Drive 3.5" Hard Disk 2 None 3.5" Hard Disk 3 None HD Partition Single Partition 5.25 Optical Drive 16x DVD-/+RW Dual Layer Drive Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000M Ethernet LAN IDE RAID ( for same HD only) None Wireless PCI Card None 5.25" Optical Drive 2 16x DVD-Rom Drive Modem 56K V.90 Internal Modem Floppy Drive 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Card Reader None TV Tuner None PC Monitor Chi Mei CMV 946D 19" Wide Screen 2ms WXGA (1440 X 900) LCD Monitor Projector None PC Keyboard/Mouse Microsoft Basic PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Value Pack MFC, Printer BROTHER DCP-130C Piezo Colour Inkjet Flatbed Digital 4 in 1 Multi-Function Centre Ext. Speakers 5.1 Channel Surround Speaker System with Subwoofer Case DreamVision MiDi Tower 400w ATX Case 3326 Operating System Ubantu Linux OS Pre-loaded Warranty Pioneer DreamCare 1 Year On-Site Pickup and Return Warranty Production Lead Time Standard Order, Ready in 3-5 Working Days Freight Star Track Road Express (for all PC with Monitor, up to 20kg per box, Australia wide. reference only) RRP (Ex-GST) $1,820 GST $182 Total Amount $2,002 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
