On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:30:38 -0500, Mathew S. Nowend <mathewnowend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Well here is a question or decision that I am in need of help with. I am > going to list out the specs of 4 machines that I now have and I need > > Help picking which machine is the best for running FC3 on. I know that the > most powerful is always the best. But since some of the machines > > Have new hardware I am not sure what kind of troubles I am going to run > into. My goal is to not have to dual boot the machine but have it as a > true > > FC3 box. Thanks for your help and advice. > > > > > > Mathew S. Nowend. > > > > > > Laptop 1. > > > > PIII 800 > > 192 Ram > > 30 gig hd > > 12" screen > > Dvd drive > > Integrated NIC/sound/modem > > 32 meg intel graphics > > > > Laptop 2 > > > > Inspiron 8600 M > > Pentium M 1.8 ghz > > 2 gig ram > > 60 gig hd > > Dvd/cdrw combo drive > > Broadcom integrated NIC/modem > > Ac'97 sound > > NVIDIA ge force go 5200 64 meg video card > > 15.4" WUXGA screen > > > > Laptop 3 > > > > XPS > > Pentium 4 3.4ht > > 60 gig hard drive > > Dvd/dvdr-w > > 128 meg ATI radeon 9700 > > 15.4" WUXGA screen > > Integrated broadcom NIC/modem > > Integrated AC'97 sound > > 2 gig RAM > > Wireless G Notebook adapter > > > > Box 4 > > > > Pentium 4 3.0ht > > 1 gig ram > > 17" Flat panel > > 128 mb PCI ATI Radeon x300 > > 160 gb SATA drive > > Intel pro 100mb NIC > > 16x dvd > > 16x dvd +/- rw > > Sound blaster live 24 bit audio card > > Wireless-G PCI apadter > > > > I am debating if I want to keep a windows box handy just to have. Any > suggestions here would be much appreciated. > > Is it also worth turning one machine into acting just as a firewall? Or a > firewall/web server? (Still getting prices on static ip's) > > > > Thanks for all your help again, > > > > Mathew S. Nowend > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Here's my 2 cents: My friend has that Inspiron 8600 (M?) and fc3 runs great on it. He's had no problems that I know of. Outside of that, I have no idea. -Matt
