Ubuntu

[Paul Gear]

On 12/02/12 13:32, Boden Matthews wrote:
> The majority of PC parts are compatible with Ubuntu - such is the
> benefit of a monolithic kernel. What will the PC be used for? (gaming,
> internet browsing, email, image editing, etc.)
> ...

Strictly speaking, that's not the benefit of a monolithic kernel; it's
the benefit of a large built-in driver set.  But that's not a big deal. :-)

> On 12 February 2012 12:21, Steve Colmer <pinetree62 at hotmail.com
> <mailto:pinetree62 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I was wondering if I was able to get on the mailing list.
>
>     I am looking at buying a desktop computer compatible with ubuntu
>     and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
>

As Boden mentioned, the majority of PC parts are compatible with
Ubuntu.  My general preference is to go for devices that are not
bleeding edge.  In general, i find that Intel network cards (both wired
and wireless) and video chipsets have excellent driver support.  This is
more important on laptops than desktops, though, since power management
seems to rely a lot on driver quality.

With desktop video cards, Intel chipsets have the lowest performance (of
the major video card vendors) overall, but excellent driver support. 
ATI & NVIDIA chipsets have both a free and a proprietary driver. 
Generally the proprietary driver will have better features and more
performance (especially in 3D), but will be somewhat less stable and
harder to administer.  Personally, i don't care very much about 3D
performance, so i usually go for the free driver.

Any Intel chipset ICH8 or later supports SATA hotplug - this can be a
useful feature on a desktop if you have a case with a significant number
of hard disks.

Paul

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