Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1695 mails)

[Larry Stotler <larrystotler@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Per Jessen<per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ah, sorry about that.  Yes, SODimms are still pricey in comparison.

Yep.  You can almos get 2GB of DDR2 for the price of one 256MB
PC100(mainly due to the fact that most 440BX laptops require low
density RAM, which is more expensive than high density PC133).

> Apologies, I didn't quite mean it like that - I was trying to make a
> friendly suggestion that you are perhaps expecting too much from a
> P3/700 with 384M RAM as a desktop.

I have a Dell Precision Workstation 610 that has Dual Xeon 500Mhz
chips and 512MB RAM(I have found a 2GB upgrade for it on eBay for
under $20......tempting if I can spare it).  It runs 10.2 pretty well.
 Haven't tried anything never in a while tho.

> I am all for maintaining support for older hardware, but at some point
> the older hardware will/must be left behind.  Especially for a desktop
> machine/distro, where it's difficult to utilize the new multi-cores
> with a couple of gigabyte and make it run on e.g. a P3 with 384Mb at
> the same time.

Agreed.  I don't expect to run the current stuff on my Powerbook
3400c(603ev/180Mhz/144MB RAM) or my Thinkpad 380XD(P-233/96MB RAM).
But a P3 is a very usable system for linux if you shy away from the
bling.
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