[GTALUG] Shopping for barebone PC

[Howard Gibson]

Evan,

   I picked up an Acer Extensa from Canada Computes for around $350.  It sits on the shelf behind my TV. It works fine as an email, web browsing and YouTube and Netflix platform.  It appears to be a laptop board enclosed in a box, with a laptop style power supply, but no battery.  It came with a keyboard, but no mouse or monitor.  

   It has Windows installed on it.  The only problem I have had installing Linux (Fedora_24) is getting the Windows to dual boot.  I have not figured this out yet.

On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:54:32 -0400
Evan Leibovitch via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> Hi there.
> 
> I will probably be shopping for a new barebone PC system in the neatr
> future. I'm looking for recommendations for both a barebones model and the
> best CPU for it.
> 
> Intended OS is Linux Mint, Main uses are for browsing (Chromium), Samba
> client and video conversion using Handbrake. Most files will be on a
> server, in fact the new system could get by with just a minimal-sized SSD.
> 
> Also appreciated is a link to anywhere that would tell me, at any given
> moment, the current state/generation of Intel processors to help the
> shopping process.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Evan Leibovitch
> Toronto, Canada
> 
> Em: evan at telly dot org
> Sk: evanleibovitch
> Tw: el56


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