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[Joel Pickett]

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Paul Gear <paul at libertysys.com.au> wrote:

> **
> 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> 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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You'll be more worried about peripherals such as bluetooth, wireless
keyboard/mouse, printers than the tower itself, generally speaking.
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