[Eug-lug] Re: System 75

[Ben Barrett]

That Koala Mini is a pretty cool alternative to a Mac Mini, though ;)
Competetive with Apple's pricing, anywhoo!  And it comes with ubuntu.
http://system76.com/product_info.php/cPath/2/products_id/169
That's a bit smaller than mini-itx...  BTW, has anyone looked at the
3rd-party add-ons made for Mac Mini's?  You can build up a neat stack with a
3.5" drive, USB/FW hub, I think even subwoofer, all in the same neat
aluminium squarish stack... it'd be nice to see a theatre/tivo add-on for
the Koala Mini which included tuner card, 3.5" HD, device hub, etc... in a
stack-matching case.  AFAIK you can have a short cable extending the PCI or
similar internal bus.

    Ben


On 9/8/06, Mr O <notanatheist at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'd hardly consider them competitive either. Their "Ratel"
> desktop series use onboard Via graphics. You'll only find that
> on low end motherboards. I can easily build you a more reliable
> machine for less money. Their "high end" desktop system barely
> compares to what I could build better for less with twice the
> RAM and I'd give you a better warranty.
>
> Let me know if you want the specs on that.
>
> That be all,
> Mr O.
>
> --- Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
>
> > Michael Miller wrote:
> >
> > > Let me correct my self here.  I asking about System 76.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mike Miller
> > >
> > > On 9/8/06, Michael Miller <mike.mikemiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I've been hearing some good things about System 75 (
> > >> http://system76.com/index.php ).  Has anyone else on the
> > list had any
> > >> dealings with this company?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Mike Miller
> > >
> > Michael Miller
> > I haven't had any experience with System 76, but ... I took a
> > look at
> > their advertised prices, and customization ... they aren't
> > really very
> > cheap - competitive, but not cheap.  I would have to assume
> > though that
> > unlike some boxes, they should have any trouble running any
> > Linux right
> > out of the box.  If that helps any ...
> >
> > My question would be, how hot (temperature) are those CPUs?
> > Regards
> > Fred James
>
>
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