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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. Re:And they wonder why sales have dropped... by Dominic_Mazzoni · · Score: 5, Informative

    Keep in mind that the average Linux user - even if he/she isn't a programmer - spends a fair amount of time compiling software.

    And for compiling software, processor speed makes more of a difference than just about anything else.

    Besides, even though this is a budget computer, you don't want the absolute cheapest computer ever, you want something with a reasonable price/performance ratio. Processors slower than this one give you a lot less performance for hardly any savings, while faster than this one give you a little bit more performance for a lot more money.