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PCs For A Workshop Environment?

Posted by timothy on from the giant-dust-hood dept.

bryanporter writes "I'm a geek-turned-homeowner, and am in the processing of setting up my workshop for doing odds and ends around the house. I want to install a cheap, decent PC out there for looking up building plans, shopping for tools while I'm on a job, etc. The shop is going to be in a wooden outbuilding with a shingled roof but the building won't be heated or cooled (although I don't plan on using it much in the summer)." Read on for a bit more on what he's looking for -- what would you suggest for computing in a hostile environment on a non-industrial budget? "I plan on doing things like sawing wood for shelves in here so dust will also be prevalent. Can any of you Slashdotters recommend components for building a machine resilient to cold weather and lots of dust? I was a PC upgrade/repair technician in a former life, so building my own machines is not daunting in the slightest (I've built all my own home machines). The ruggedized machines I've found online are all too pricey, and all seem more designed for avoiding shock damage than environmental dust and cold."

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  1. Mutually exclusive? by SunPin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Once a geek, always a geek.

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  2. I am outside right now by LennyDotCom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm in connecticut on my back deck it's cover but has no sides it's 34 degrees Im using a Power Mac G4 400 Mhz and a dell 15 inch crt I have woke up in the3 morning with snow on my key board I never shut it off just let it sleep It's running like a charm get a mac

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    1. Re:I am outside right now by enrico_suave · · Score: 3, Funny

      where in CT? I could use an old mac =P

      j/k

      e.

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    2. Re:I am outside right now by bob65 · · Score: 4, Funny
      I'm in connecticut on my back deck it's cover but has no sides it's 34 degrees Im using a Power Mac G4 400 Mhz and a dell 15 inch crt I have woke up in the3 morning with snow on my key board I never shut it off just let it sleep It's running like a charm get a mac

      Just a suggestion - lay off the caffeine.

  3. Hmmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    a wooden outbuilding with a shingled roof but the building won't be heated or cooled
    Are you sure you don't work for EA?
  4. "The shop is going to be in...." by Tavor · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...a wooden outbuilding with a shingled roof but the building won't be heated or cooled..."
    It will be if you use an overclocked Duron or Prescott...

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