Local system builders? preferably North York or Thornhill

[Walter Dnes]

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:17:49PM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 05:56:05AM -0400, Stephen wrote:
> > I recommend Computers & Peripherals on Steeles, 1/2 block east of
> > Keele.  South side
> >
> > Google for their web site to see prices.
> 
> They are a nice store, but on price and selection they are a nobody
> compared to canada computers.
> 
> In fact looking at their website, either the web site is very out
> of date, or they in fact carry almost nothing.  MSI boards is the
> only brand they have.  They have 7 AMD and 6 intel CPUs in total,
> none appear current (at least the prices look about 6 months out of
> date, as do the models).

  I stopped by the place (near Keele and Steeles W) after work today,
and I'm drooling.  Maybe the reason their motherboards aren't cheap is
because they're not cheapskate crippled motherboards.  E.g. the Intel i3
(the low end) motherboard has a couple of goodies...

* the built-in video chip has *BOTH* VGA and HDMI ports
* it has PS/2 ports.  WOOHOO!!!!  I have a couple of genuine IBM PS/2
  "clickety-clack" keyboards that I was getting ready to tearfully throw
  away, because I couldn't buy new machines with PS/2 ports anymore.

  When I saw the VGA/HDMI and especially the PS/2 ports, I knew I was
going to be buying it.  Does anybody know of any linux-compatability
show-stoppers with Intel i3 motherboards?  If not, I'm buying.

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Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>
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