[Hidden-tech] linux PCs

[Daniel Fried]

Jonathan,

Finding cheap consumer oriented pc's with Linux pre-installed is strangely
difficult.  If you're not opposed to the company for philosophical reasons,
Wal-Mart has new Linux based PC's starting at $200
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3380786&cat=41937&type
=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937

They're not exactly powerhouses, but it may meet your needs if you don't
want to go through buying used systems and installing Linux yourself (or
paying someone to do so).  If you don't want to go to Wal-Mart, your best
bet may be going to a local computer shop and asking them to custom build
systems for you.  

I agree with the comment about the Mac Mini being a great machine for people
needing *nix in a non-techie environment, but adding a monitor to it will
make it go over your $500 budget (you'll also need to buy a keyboard and
mouse).  They also ship with reasonably marginal RAM for OS X, so I would
recommend spending a bit extra there as well.

Hope this helps!

-Dan

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan
Dill
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:49 PM
To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: [Hidden-tech] linux PCs

Hello folks,

I'm looking for vendor / model recommendations to buy a Linux PC for 
under $500 not including monitor.  I'm hoping to get something more or 
less "off the shelf" like a "bare bones" PC and add some bells and 
whistles later.  Quick turnaround time 1-2 weeks is essential.  The goal 
is to have a basic working PC at home for office apps and internet 
access until I can budget for something with more power.  I've built PCs 
"from scratch" before, but found I didn't save much money that way, but 
perhaps I am simply "over-designing."

Thanks,
--jonathan
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