[CS-FSLUG] Hardware for Linux?
Fred A. Miller
fmiller at lightlink.com
Tue Jun 21 17:00:39 CDT 2005
On Tuesday 21 June 2005 5:05 pm, Stephen J. McCracken wrote:
> Timothy Butler wrote:
> > I think it depends on which model you go after, quite a bit. Are
> > you looking at a fairly fast one? You may also want to consider the new
> > Pentium D's, which are dual core and based on the Pentium M design
> > (which in turn is based on the superior Pentium III design, rather than
> > the P4 design).
>
> As I more and more am getting annoyed at fan noise, I think my next
> machine will try one of the Pentium M desktop boards. I would think
> about noise/heat/power as factors in your purchase, as well.
My new Medion is MUCH quieter than my "old" dual P-III I gave to our son. It's
a P-4 M540 CPU. The fan on comes on when the CPU temp. rises. and it's not
all that loud.
Fred
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