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**flesso** · #1 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 08:41

I was just wondering, what is the spec of everyones computer here?

I have:

Vista Home Prem
1GB Ram
250GB HD
320GB HD
AMD Dual Core 4400+
19" TFT Monitor
Labtec Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse

Tis' Dell Dimension C521

**paul** · #2 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 09:57

OS XP
Pentium 4 Presscot 3.4GHz HT
1GB Ram
DDR 400 OCZ
XFX Geforce 8600GT 256Mb video card
19" Widescreen monitor

**DPS Computing** · #3 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 10:50

XP Professional / Vista / Linux (triple boot system)
P4.
1 GB RAM
80 GB Main HDD
400 GB Secondary HDD
200 GB Tertiary HDD
128 MB Nvidia Video Card (can't remember which one exactly now!)
19" Monitor

**eUKhost.com** · #4 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 11:36

We recently got this for Robert :-

INTEL DUAL CORE 6.4 GHZ
4GB DDR2
320GB HDD

**Ben** · #5 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:13

My specs aren't that good, but I am coping fine with such low specs, unbelieveabally.

CPU 2.40GHz, 256 MB RAM, Dimesion 2400 Series XP Home Edition. Flesso asked me this earlier, so theres your answer!

Quote:

Originally Posted by eUKhost.com

We recently got this for Robert :-

INTEL DUAL CORE 6.4 GHZ
4GB DDR2
320GB HDD

OMG. That must of cost something! lol.

**DPS Computing** · #6 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by eUKhost.com

We recently got this for Robert :-

INTEL DUAL CORE 6.4 GHZ
4GB DDR2
320GB HDD

Can I have one? lol

Was it his birthday or something

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**Brian** · #7 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 15:14

My baby is not great

Win2k
786DDR
Athlon XP 1.6gig
500GB HD
GeForce FX 6200
She does run superb though.

Laptop
Vista Ultimate
2gig DDR2
Intel Mobile (me thinks, aint got it here) x2 1.6gig
180gig HD.

New PC
Vista Ultimate
Athlon XP 64 x2 2.6gig
4gig DDR2
GeForce 6200 DDR 512
500GB HD

**alan** · #8 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 17:59

I have simple config

Intel Pentium 4 Processor with 2.66 GHz
Windows XP
1 GB RAM
80 GB HDD
17" Monitor

And laptop is..

AMD Turion Processor
Windws XP home
512 RAM
40 GB HDD
15.4" Monitor

**daledavies** · #9 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 22:54

Windows XP Home / Ubuntu Desktop:

AMD Sempron 2800+
1 GB RAM
2 x 120 GB HD (System Drive / Audio Drive)
320 GB External HD (Work Drive)
EMU 0404 24bit/96k Sound Card
19" TFT Monitor

Not great but it does the job, could do with more RAM

**DPS Computing** · #10 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 23:34

Hows Ubuntu going for you daledavies? Just installed it recently and I have got to say that I quite like it!

**flesso** · #11 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 23:36

Ubuntu seems to be the up and coming distro. I've been several hosts switching over to it - does it have some special new features or something?

**DPS Computing** · #12 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by flesso

Ubuntu seems to be the up and coming distro. I've been several hosts switching over to it - does it have some special new features or something?

Not in particular (that I have noticed anyway) but it runs extreamely smoothly and gets every last drop out of your system hardware - the speed it runs at really amazed me - even if you just use the LiveCD and don't install it. Obviously after installing it it becomes even faster and no more BSODs or stupid reboots and errors. If only all Windows software was compatible with it then I could dump all Microsoft products off my system

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**daledavies** · #13 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 00:10

Ive read a lot about Ubuntu being a bit on the basic side, having a lot of the mroe complicated config tools and options removed from view. Ive heard people complaining about it being a bit too "user friendly", probs if your more experienced in the ways of Linux.

As for my own experiences, being new to Linux I was amazed at how good Ubuntu is. The Live install is a nice touch and installation is painless. Once installed it feels like a "proper" operating system. By "proper" I not only mean stable and responsive, but I think I could probs even give it to my mum at 65 years old and she could even get used to it! The transition from Windows for most home and office use is easy, aspecially with the likes of Firefox, Open Office and Evolution being ready to use from the word go.

Unfortunately there are no Linux drivers for my sound card and no serious audio production applications (although Audacity is getting there), so I cant see me adopting it full time as an OS. However I did manage to set up a web server in about a day, which also amazed me considering Im a linux complete linux noob!

**daledavies** · #14 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 00:16

One last think to add, the Synaptic Package Manager! What a good idea, never heard of it before.

**DPS Computing** · #15 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 00:19

Sounds like you have had a good experience of it overall. I am enjoying it and stuff like office work / word docs / excel sheets are easy - its just the games I miss out on - which is one of the weak points of it.

**daledavies** · #16 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 00:27

Yeah, I think the majority of commercial developers obviously target Windows which kinda limits Ubuntu to mainly office type use, although I beleive the Server edition aint bad either (dont quote me on that!)

Have you heard of Wine? Not the alcoholic beverage, it allows a lot of PC games (and other apps) to run under Linux. Not tried it tho.

**DPS Computing** · #17 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 01:10

Oh yes, have heard of it but I am not a great fan of emulation - it tends to lower performance quite a bit

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Rock · #18 (**permalink**) 25-07-2007, 03:35

I've got:

Desktop PC:
Windows XP Professional (SP2)
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.06GHz
1.24 GB RAM
1x60 GB HDD
17" TFT Monitor
Intel ICH6 Sound Card.
Logitech's Multemedia Keyboard.

Laptop:
(Not sure of the 'New Toshiba Laptop's configuration', it's yet to be won) LoL