From: Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Current Dells and UEFI/secureboot (or other showstoppers)?
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:52:56 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130330115256.GA899@ca.inter.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130330042007.GA5613@waltdnes.org>
130330 Walter Dnes wrote:
> I have 2 Dell desktops ("production" and "hot backup")
> that are pushing 5 or 6 years of age, and I need to replace at least one.
> They simply can't keep up with HD video streams...
> * I'm running Gentoo with full optimizations
> * I'm running ICEWM with no "desktop environment"; see my sig
> So I don't think there are any more optimizations to be had,
> other than a new PC. Assuming there are no showstoppers,
> I'll be buying another Dell. They seem to last for me.
Why don't you build a custom machine ? I've built 4 since 2000 :
it's cheaper & you get exactly what you want.
IIRC you live in the Toronto area : I bought all my parts
at Canada Computers on College St, which has an excellent website.
There's lots of advice via this list once you decide to try.
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2013-03-30 4:20 [gentoo-user] Current Dells and UEFI/secureboot (or other showstoppers)? Walter Dnes
2013-03-30 11:52 ` Philip Webb [this message]
2013-03-30 17:39 ` Stroller
2013-03-30 22:20 ` Walter Dnes
2013-03-30 23:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2013-03-31 4:37 ` Stroller
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