[olug] Looking for pre-built Linux desktops

[Aric Aasgaard]

Good luck getting hardware standardization from a big OEM without a special
order from a systems architect.  I don't even think it is possible.  DELL
and HP throw whatever in a system.... They have contracts with the parts
MFGs so XX% of systems built will use Y MFG's parts to keep competition and
redundancy in the supply chain.  You'll also get whatever stepping CPU
happened to be on the top of the pile.  It is even difficult to find out
what chipset is in a particular model desktop using Dell's site....  

A quick way to prove my point on how non-standardized they are..... Put in a
Dell service tag into Dell support site and look at the drivers and firmware
that might by in your system.....

So to actually have hardware standardization you will need to talk to a
specialist and have a special model run done for your company and if you
bother to do that you can have them put whatever OS you want on the systems.

Bottom line.... it is BS plain and simple... My advice, just find a model
that has the drivers in the Linux kernel.

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Joe
Gulizia
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:32 PM
To: Omaha Linux Users Group; wftl-lug at salmar.com
Subject: [olug] Looking for pre-built Linux desktops

I'm looking for a pre-built linux desktop.  Looked at the Dell site...hard
to find and then didn't find any cheap ones other than FreeDOS  OS...was
hoping for Ubuntu/Kubuntu...(with Windows in a VM mode  already configured
would be nice).

Boss was talking moving me to Windows....cheaper, easier to find machines. 
Standardization  BS.

Joe 



      
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