Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:43:05 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it Message-ID: <46C25A29.1050409@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <46C1E94B.1070506@math.arizona.edu> References: <006301c7de73$56570fa0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> <46C1E94B.1070506@math.arizona.edu>
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Predrag Punosevac wrote: > Caio Figueiredo Abecia wrote: >> I'm looking for a new pc. >> I had a problem installing BSD (Free/Open/Net!) with the Dell >> Dimension C521n. (Free/Open BSD website tells me that it support the >> E521 that have the same configuration) >> It don't recognize my dell usb keyboard and my SATA DVD Rom drive was >> not detected at all. >> >> I call Dell support and I was complaining that when I saw that model >> on their website and I called to the vendors they said that this >> model would come without SO (Windows). That I'll be free to make my >> own choice on using any *unix SO. >> >> Well.. now Dell will get my machine back and pay me back the amount >> that I payed. >> >> Now I want to buy a powerful machine to run Development things such >> Java or Ruby on Rails on JBoss, running in some good db like >> Postgresql or MySql. >> I don't want to get a new surprise to run only Windows on my machine! >> (I already have 2gb ddr2 ram, I want a powerful modern pc to run Free >> or Open as my Desktop System) >> >> Could you guys please help me ? >> >> Thanks a lot all help is greatly appreciated >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > Why not built one from the parts. That way you would save bundle of > money and have the computer which will run FreeBSD without a hitch. > That is what I did. Not everyone has this option, or the expertise. And some people like the warranty that comes from buying Dell products. -Garrett
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