[Ubuntu-PH] cheap desktop specs

[Jopoy Solano]

Thanks. But I have doubts regarding refurbished units mainly because it
might not last long and be more of a burden in terms of maintenance. Most if
not all PC shops here in Baguio do not have a demo unit.
'Jopoy

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:01 PM, GOvvin <govvin at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I were you, I'd go around surplus computer shops (offhand, I can think
> of SOS or OpenPinoy) and bring along a liveCD copy of a favorite X/K/Ubuntu
> flavor and see if the hardware I need is reconized.
>
> Most users respond favorably with KDE-based Kubuntu desktop because it
> looks quite familiar. If you wanna run older (and presumably, cheaper)
> hardware, you'd want to try out Xubuntu instead.
>
> Some years back when, during the height of anti-software piracy drive,  I
> assisted the migration of a LAN from Windows XP to Ubuntu, except for some
> printer driver issues, it worked great! Common issues then were
>
>    - What version of windows are they using?
>    - Formatting issues with MS Office documents, especially powerpoint.
>    - Games
>    - Adobe (Macromedia) Flash / Shockwave
>    - Yahoo Video chat
>
> You should get a decent enough refurbished PC below 10k.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Jopoy Solano <jopoy at free.net.ph> wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> > I'm planning on setting up a few units for a computer shop. It will be
> > used mostly forIinternet and Open Office programs. In your experience, what
> > are the most current and preferably cheap hardware can I get that could run
> > the latest Ubuntu?
> >
> > The biggest question I have is what mobo to use? This includes built-in
> > NIC and hard disk controller. I'm quite confident that most video adapters
> > will work. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > 'Jopoy
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