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by **Edward** » Sun 17 Aug, 2008 9:20 am

Latest desktop image. This is what the default XFCE desktop looks like with Mandriva Linux.

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by **Mandrake** » Thu 02 Oct, 2008 5:02 am

Acer G24 display:

8GB Kingston Hyper X memory (Vista flies with 8GB ram!):

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by **Antony** » Thu 02 Oct, 2008 7:30 pm

the frame of the Acer display looks a bit unusual to me. But I am sure you enjoy the 24-inch display.

Mandrake wrote:8GB Kingston Hyper X memory (Vista flies with 8GB ram!):

Nice!

My iMac (late 2006 model) can only take up to 3GB RAM. I wish mine could take more. Perhaps my next Mac should be a Mac Pro.

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by **Happy Dude** » Tue 21 Oct, 2008 2:22 am

Mandrake wrote:Acer G24 display:

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8GB Kingston Hyper X memory (Vista flies with 8GB ram!):

And yet you're using the Vista Basic theme. Fail!

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by **Mandrake** » Tue 21 Oct, 2008 10:49 am

Happy Dude wrote:
Mandrake wrote:Acer G24 display:

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8GB Kingston Hyper X memory (Vista flies with 8GB ram!):

And yet you're using the Vista Basic theme. Fail!

Nope. I had Media Player Classic open which for some reason changes the theme to Vista Basic temporarily if I re-size the video window. I use, and definitely prefer, the Vista Aero theme.

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by **Happy Dude** » Fri 24 Oct, 2008 8:28 pm

Mandrake wrote:
Happy Dude wrote:
Mandrake wrote:Acer G24 display:

8GB Kingston Hyper X memory (Vista flies with 8GB ram!):

And yet you're using the Vista Basic theme. Fail!

Nope. I had Media Player Classic open which for some reason changes the theme to Vista Basic temporarily if I re-size the video window. I use, and definitely prefer, the Vista Aero theme.

I don't have that problem on my laptop -- oh yeah, I got a new laptop for my birthday a month ago.

Acer Aspire 5315 -- Celeron 560 2.13Ghz, 2GB DDR2, 120GB SATA, 15.4" WXGA LCD, up to 384MB (total) Intel x3100 GFX, Vista Home Premium (upgraded from Basic). Only get 2 hours battery, though. :cry:

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by **beanboy89** » Fri 25 Jun, 2010 10:12 am

Just got a new computer for $1 at a garage sale. The computer is a custom build and the hardware seems to be vintage late 1990s.

The specs are:
Intel Celeron 400 MHz
256 MB RAM
6 GB Hard Drive
40X CD-ROM

Windows XP Pro came installed on the hard drive, but at this point I'm not sure whether I will keep Windows XP or put something else on it.

I'll get pictures posted later and post them in the appropriate thread.

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by **Antony** » Fri 25 Jun, 2010 10:35 pm

beanboy89 wrote:Just got a new computer for $1 at a garage sale. The computer is a custom build and the hardware seems to be vintage late 1990s.

The specs are:
Intel Celeron 400 MHz
256 MB RAM
6 GB Hard Drive
40X CD-ROM

That's pretty good bargain. Perhaps only Don can beat your bargain!

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by **Antony** » Tue 29 Jun, 2010 8:12 am

Over the weekend, I got two computers for (absolutely no cost) $0!

Unfortunately, those two Power Mac G4s are clearly outdated or "obsoleted". They were both from early 2000s.
According to the label on the back, Power Mac G4 466MHz and Power Mac G4 dual 1.42GHz.

I haven't tried to power them up yet.

I'll get the picture posted later and post it in the appropriate thread.

(blog entry)

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by **DJGM** » Thu 02 Sep, 2010 1:32 pm

My most recent gadget acquisition is a refurbished HP Compaq DC7700 small form factor PC I bought
online from Speedie Computers in Birmingham. It has a 1.86Ghz Intel Core2Duo CPU, Intel GMA950
onboard graphics chip, 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 160GB SATA hard drive.

Although it is somewhat different from what I'd ordered and expected to get, which was the DC7600
model with 3Ghz Intel P4 CPU, 512MB RAM, and only 40GB HDD, although the Gfx chip is the same.

It was however, a rather pleasant surprise to get a better spec machine for no extra cost.

Within the next couple of weeks, I intend to upgrade the RAM to 2 or 3GB, and upgrade the Gfx from
the somewhat mediocre Intel GMA950, to an ATi Radeon HD4350 low profile PCI-Express Gfx card.

The sole purpose of this machine is as a mainly Linux Mint based media centre system to go with
the 32 inch Sony KDL32EX403 HD1080 LCD TV I mentioned earlier in the thread, for networked
playback of multimedia content stored on the HDD of my main computer upstairs.

I also have Windows XP installed for accessing downloads from BBC iPlayer, and for using a program
called TVU Player for foreign TV channels. The primary OS in use on the machine is Linux Mint 9.

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by **Antony** » Sat 16 Oct, 2010 8:05 am

Antony is poor. He received his cheap computer two days ago.

Presenting: Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server

specs:
only 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 320M, Bluetooth 2.1, AirPort Extreme (802.11n)

contents:

Finally, Antony catches up with Don, having an in-house server.

(blog entry)

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by **Mandrake** » Sat 16 Oct, 2010 11:36 am

Antony wrote:Antony is poor. He received his cheap computer two days ago.

Very cheap at a scant ~$1900 AUD.

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by **iJohnE** » Sat 16 Oct, 2010 2:37 pm

Antony wrote:Antony is poor. He received his cheap computer two days ago.

My in house server cost me $50USD.

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by **Antony** » Sat 16 Oct, 2010 7:54 pm

Mandrake wrote:
Antony wrote:Antony is poor. He received his cheap computer two days ago.

Very cheap at a scant ~$1900 AUD.

Well, it costs much less than half of that price tag you quoted. It is in fact cheaper than the base model Mac mini (non-Server model, 2.4GHz, 2GB, 320GB). How? Through a good friend of mine, it is one of those price mistake models Apple honoured.
Therefore, it is very cheap.

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by **Mandrake** » Sat 16 Oct, 2010 11:17 pm

Antony wrote:
Mandrake wrote:
Antony wrote:Antony is poor. He received his cheap computer two days ago.

Very cheap at a scant ~$1900 AUD.

Well, it costs much less than half of that price tag you quoted. It is in fact cheaper than the base model Mac mini (non-Server model, 2.4GHz, 2GB, 320GB). How? Through a good friend of mine, it is one of those price mistake models Apple honourUed.
Therefore, it is very cheap.

In that case, congratulations on picking up such a bargain! :-)

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