Buying a new PC- recommendations? (1 Viewer)

[quaidox]

hey johnny, i remembered! it's jaguar computer systems! (entry level pc, 299€)
http://www.jaguarcompsys.ie/
hurrah! brain working again!!!

 

[Napalm]

I just purchased another box from them for a friend and again no problems.

 

[Catwoman]

Quick question - is there a lot of difference between single and duel channel memory?

 

[therealjohnny]

Quick question - is there a lot of difference between single and duel channel memory?

dual channel is one more



sorry

I dont know

 

[Space]

Quick question - is there a lot of difference between single and duel channel memory?

After reading the wikipedia article this is what I gathered:

Dual channel should decrease chances of bottlenecks of informations flowthrough ram between peripherals (usb etc) and the CPU by increasing the band width so should make the pc run faster.

Probably won't make that much difference to most applications though.

It widens the bit in the middle.

 

[Catwoman]

Probably won't make that much difference to most applications though.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was wondering! Someone at work is buying a computer and was asking me about it (I'm pretty much what passes for an IT dept in this place and I'm not that technically minded). It seems a lot more expensive to get dual channel and she was wondering was it worth it...

 

[ann post]

looking for mini format refurb / second hand or similar laptop.

4gb ram minimum, cheap AF.

Anywhere that isn't ebay i should look?

 

[pete]

looking for mini format refurb / second hand or similar laptop.

4gb ram minimum, cheap AF.

Anywhere that isn't ebay i should look?

I got a nice little Dell Micro Optiplex 3060 pc off eBay from a place in France a while back. Grand little thing now running Proxmox & Home Assistant. Came with Windows 10, SSD, 4gigs ram I think for €139

 

[GO]

looking for mini format refurb / second hand or similar laptop.

4gb ram minimum, cheap AF.

Anywhere that isn't ebay i should look?

cheap thinkpad off adverts

 

[ann post]

I got a nice little Dell Micro Optiplex 3060 pc off eBay from a place in France a while back. Grand little thing now running Proxmox & Home Assistant. Came with Windows 10, SSD, 4gigs ram I think for €139

Yeah it's just to run linux mint for background kinda stuff, hoofing torrents about the place and all that.

 

[jimmybreeze]

cheap thinkpad off adverts

I second this.I bought one for 80 a couple of years back,stuck in an sdd and some extra ram and it can handle anything I throw at it

 

[ernesto]

looking for mini format refurb / second hand or similar laptop.

4gb ram minimum, cheap AF.

Anywhere that isn't ebay i should look?

refurbed Mac mini?
or secondhand? i got a secondhand one with a keyboard for €150 last week on adverts. bargain

even this imac is a bargain

Apple iMac 2014 | 21.5" | i5-4260U | 8 GB | 500 GB HDD | US | €328 | Now with a 30 Day Trial Period

Apple iMac 2014 | 21.5" | i5-4260U purchase | Like new, only better: ✓ Fully refurbished ✓ Min. 12 Month Warranty ✓ Up to 40% cheaper ✓ 100% sustainable ✓ Free Shipping and Returns

www.refurbed.ie

i know you said PC but at those prices, theyre worth a look

 

[error type 11]

A Mac Mini would be grand for Linux Mint. I have a MacBook Pro 2011 with 8GB RAM and an SSD going like a champ with Linux Mint.

 

[ernesto]

A Mac Mini would be grand for Linux Mint. I have a MacBook Pro 2011 with 8GB RAM and an SSD going like a champ with Linux Mint.

i was about to bin my second (hand) 2012 Macbook Pro last year. install an SSD and it runs like new. amazed how faster, faster than you could ever imagine. faster than fast.
bought a refurbed mac mini for a home server / studio machine. going to add a second sdd at somepoint

 

[rettucs]

bunch of Linux Mint Nerds

 

[ann post]

I'm not quite tech enough to run Linux on a Mac, I need the one where you click on the thing and twenty minutes later you've a machine without that hulking windows virus on it.

But I'm not ruling out a Mac because it'll also run what I need. Lots of good leads here. Thanks.

 

[Anthony]

Currently working on a 2012 Mac mini. It's totally great. Mind you it has an extra SSD and 16GB ram. Got it on adverts for €300 and something, Guy threw in a Dell monitor too, a decent one.

 

[error type 11]

Currently working on a 2012 Mac mini. It's totally great. Mind you it has an extra SSD and 16GB ram. Got it on adverts for €300 and something, Guy threw in a Dell monitor too, a decent one.

They are great in that configuration. The screen resolution is unfortunately a bit dated though.

 

[ann post]

I got handed a 13 year old laptop a week or two ago. took it apart and deep cleaned it, threw linux mint on it and now it boots in 45 seconds compared to about 20 mins.

Been faffing about with some of their drawing programs and find them a lot better for a person who hates features like me.

Anwwhoo it's entire job will be for the workshop where i never bring the work / music machines because sawdust.

The battery is good for about 8 minutes.