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Linuxwatch Budget System of 2001

Posted by Hemos on from the for-real-people dept.

A reader writes "Linuxwatch.org has posted their Budget System of 2001 in response to LinuxHardware's 2001 System of the year. Boasting their system is 13% of the price and plenty of power for "normal users". Running at 1.4Ghz with 256MB RAM, it doesn't seem to bad for "normal users"(whatever that means)IMHO."

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  1. Linux Watch by Talinom · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oops, I thought they meant a watch running Linux at 1.4Ghz with 256MB RAM.

    Booya! I'll take one of those.

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  2. Don't tell me they're running this site... by mystery_bowler · · Score: 3, Funny

    on such a system, because that would explain why it's /.'d all to heck. ;)

    No chance of a mirror, eh? How about a Google cache?

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  3. Re:Where's the rest of it? by roguerez · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, the hidden cost of the Athlon: you need a $300 power supply. Or did you mean 300 W.. ;)

  4. Re:It sure beats no sound card.... by spoonyfork · · Score: 4, Funny
    ... that's why god created headphones

    ... audio feedback during computer interaction is invaluable, especial those those with visual disabilities

    ... distracting your left brain while your right brain plugs away actually increases productivity in some people

    ... getting your nazi on doesn't save money, it creates a stiffling environment devoid of creativity and self-expression

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  5. Value vs. Price by saintlupus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Value not only refers to cost of the machine but the quality within.

    That's why I buy Apple gear. But try explaining the concept of a price premium for value to a bunch of 1337 h@x0rs living in mom's basement, running a system cobbled together from CompUSA free-with-rebate parts, an untested bleeding edge kernel grafted onto the TurboLinux install from the CD they found in the dumpster behind Barnes and Noble's.

    Yeah, I know, Flamebait. I've been at the cap too fucking long anyway.

    --saint

  6. Re:Uncreative System by swankypimp · · Score: 3, Funny
    They should made a system centered on low noise or one that has good look or something

    Exactly. That's why I ditched my full tower case for this three-foot cube (the black and blue version which is a spank ass queen in person). It cost $200, but I'm the only one on my block that has one. And when I bring women home with me and they cry out "Good God, what is that jet-engine sounding ottoman-sized monolith sitting next to your desk!?!," it's worth every penny.

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