Advice request for new system planning

[john levin]

Kim Briggs wrote:
> On 1/27/06, David Teague(T-bird acct) <davidbteague at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>>Hi folks
>>
>>I want to build a system that to run Linux (probably Ubuntu or Kubuntu,
>>possibly some other Debian derivative) and Windows. I would like a
>>recommendation of:
> 
> If you're really looking for opinions, I suggest you split the money
> and get 2 decent computers instead of a dual-boot one (e.g., a
> reconditioned IBM P4 1.8GHz machine can be gotten for about 300USD and
> run linux well).  I'm not trying to bash windows, just give it its own
> machine.  You can't use your linux setup when you're using Windows. 
> Dual booting just makes for more headaches than its worth.  It should
> only be used as a last resort.
> 

If you do go this route of two separate boxes, you can get a KVM switch, 
and so share Keyboard, mouse and monitor between them. I find it quite 
useful, for when windows is doing the virus updates and scans, I can 
happily use Ubuntu, and with an uncluttered work space.

john