Microtel SuSe PCs from $298
Microtel is now selling SuSe loaded computers from $298. It's pretty cool for the price. It has the following features:
AMD 1.2 GHz Duron processor with 3DNow! technology 200 MHz frontside bus 128 MB memory, expandable to 1 GB 133 MHz memory speed 20 GB Ultra-ATA 100 hard drive, 5400 rpm (total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment) 52x CD-ROM drive 3.5-inch floppy disk drive Integrated video with up to 8 MB shared video memory Integrated AC'97 audio Integrated 10/100 Ethernet connection 56 Kbps modem Mid-tower ATX case (7.5" W x 17.5" D x 15" H) Available drive bays: two 5.25-inch external and one 3.5-inch internal Two available PCI slots High-speed serial port Parallel port Two USB 1.1 ports 104-key keyboard 2-button mouse with wheel Audio port (line-in, line-out, mic-in) Stereo speakers 1-year warranty, return to Microtel Two graphical desktop interfaces for the exact look and feel you want (KDE 3.0.3 or GNOME 2.0) OpenOffice.org version 1.0.2 integrated office package for word processing, spreadsheet calculations, creating presentations, drawing, image processing and more OpenOffice.org is compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents Organizer application is compatible with Microsoft Exchange Choice of several Web browsers including Netscape Navigator Several email programs Virtual Network Client allows for viewing or controlling a friend's desktop PC over the Internet (when enabled), even if this is a Windows PC Extensive collection of powerful sound and multimedia applications Professional caliber image processing Support for virtually any digital camera, allowing you to transfer photos to your PC and organize them More than 40 games, including simulations, arcade, sports, cards, puzzles, board games, strategy and more Educational software series including languages, math, typing, astronomy and more Advanced scanner application that supports handwriting recognition Synchronizer for Palm OS devices Easy-to-use utility for backing up your work Rock solid security that enables you to encrypt your mail, conceal directories from unauthorized access and browse the Internet safely behind the built-in firewall Automatic detection of hardware devices Powerful, easy-to-use features for connecting a network Online update with automatic notification Sun Java 1.4 HTML editor Kernel 2.4.20 Support for 30 languages I know most of you may want something faster, but for a little under $300 this is a bargain! I'm also sure most of you like SuSe better than Lycrosis or Lindows.The memory is a little limited, although I've never had any problems with my 32GB hard drive. Never had a 20GB, though. Might be good to tinker with, and a good starter, or even if your out of cash, but for most of you it's probobly not what you want. So, what are your thoughts? |
Moved: More suitable in General, somewhat like an ad and definitely no questions asked.
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Other than needing a little more memory it does not sound bad at all.
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I didn't mean to make it an add, just wanted to tell people who like SuSe.:cry: It could like more like an add because I copy and pasted all the features from Walmart's website to make sure I left nothing out.
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LOL
It is interesting news I had not heard yet. A link to the site would be nice. |
It's at walmart.com just search Linux desktops or something like that and you'll find it with relative ease. Don't want too post the link for fear of being further acused of advertising. I'm not upset overthat, just don't want to make it seem like I am any more than I have.
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Cool. It's better than the Lindows :-( computers they have.
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I bought one of the Microtel boxes (model SYSMAR561) from Walmart.com, in June. Paid $318.00.
AMD Duron 1.1GHz, 256 MB, 20 GB. No operating system included. Microtel specializes in Linux machines, and it's been cool from a hardware compatibility point of view. I've got Slackware 9.0 on it now; it's my development web/database server. Previously I also had Red Hat 9.0 and Mandrake 9.1 on it, and it felt fairly snappy running GNOME and KDE. So far it's been a great box for the money. The only warning I would give is that, of the four desktop machines I currently own (2 older Compaqs and a newer IBM), it is by far the loudest. I'm pretty sure I could quiet it down if I swapped out the fan for a better one, but I haven't bothered so far (lazy). I hate hardware. I'm really only a geek for software and programming. All I ever want are reasonably priced boxes that I don't have to mess with. By that criteria, I'm quite happy with the Microtel unit. |
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