Re: Linux on Sun-intel or Dell-intel?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:15:15 -0700
Message-ID: <1194120911.765459@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

NetComrade wrote:
> On 25 Oct 2007 19:30:11 -0700, joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote:
>

>> On Oct 25, 12:35 am, hjr.pyth..._at_gmail.com wrote:

>

>> I'm close to buying a laptop, curious about recommendations.  I was
>> going to go to Fry's to score those AMD-64's with a couple of gig for
>> $500 they were advertising, but they were evacuated.  Now I see
>> recommendations of 3G minimum for Vista... I need more than one.
>>

>
> Thinkpad will last you more than 1year (usually 5+)
>
> .......
> We run Oracle 9iR2,10gR1/2 on RH4/RH3 and Solaris 10 (Sparc)
> remove NSPAM to email

I vote ThinkPad too. Either 2GB or 4GB RAM, 7200 RPM drive.

Don't pay for Vista if you are just going to throw it away and use Linux. Get the cheapest o/s option available.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Sat Nov 03 2007 - 15:15:15 CDT