2009/3/25 Matt Jones <m...@mattjones.me.uk>: > In the past, that opinion was fairly valid. Now, the celerons are > actually quite speedy little chips, espescially for an Ubuntu box that > is going to run web/openoffice/music all day. As for recommending a > Via over the current (Dual core) celerons, they are quite a long way > behind in performance terms, and not really any cheaper.
I've read this discussion on the benefits or otherwise of Celerons with interest. I certainly would agree that the very first Intel Celerons were a waste of time. But, as far as I'm concerned, the latest Celerons are more than adequate for the average PC user as long they don't plan to run 3D graphics/games. I'm particularly impressed with the staying power of the E1400. > I think that the option should be offered to have either LTS or the > most current release as an option. For a consumer use, the new > software available in a non LTS release does offer benefits over the > staid reliability of the LTS. Urgh, thanks guys, now I'm thinking I should offer 8.10 again :-) Perhaps it'd be easier if I just sidestepped this issue for now and skip straight to 9.04 when it arrives! Eddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
