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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
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      Hell I'd just assemble it myself if it were me, half the cost is damned assembly and warranty.... but warranty is worth it. . .

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce @bigbear
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        @bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:

        @tim_g said in Spec me a new desktop:

        I'd be happier with a laptop and a dual monitor USBC/3 dock. There's some cheap i5 linux laptops that'll do Linux and cock.

        Linux and cock is a useful feature

        That was a typo! (fixed)

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        • bigbearB
          bigbear @Obsolesce
          last edited by

          @tim_g said in Spec me a new desktop:

          @bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:

          @tim_g said in Spec me a new desktop:

          I'd be happier with a laptop and a dual monitor USBC/3 dock. There's some cheap i5 linux laptops that'll do Linux and cock.

          Linux and cock is a useful feature

          That was a typo! (fixed)

          It will live on in my quoted reply though...

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403
            last edited by

            Under a grand though is very very cheap. . . my last desktop (and I was scrimping) was $700, that's with reusing some parts, Power supply and GPU. . .

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            • bigbearB
              bigbear @DustinB3403
              last edited by

              @dustinb3403 said in Spec me a new desktop:

              Under a grand though is very very cheap. . . my last desktop (and I was scrimping) was $700, that's with reusing some parts, Power supply and GPU. . .

              Was it with a big video card?

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @bigbear
                last edited by

                @bigbear said in Spec me a new desktop:

                @dustinb3403 said in Spec me a new desktop:

                Under a grand though is very very cheap. . . my last desktop (and I was scrimping) was $700, that's with reusing some parts, Power supply and GPU. . .

                Was it with a big video card?

                The biggest black video card you could imagine.

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                • bigbearB
                  bigbear
                  last edited by

                  LMAO Now its time for bourbon...

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                  • ObsolesceO
                    Obsolesce
                    last edited by Obsolesce

                    This has USB 3.1 C with thunderbolt, so it will dock well, this may be a nice option. Sit it down on your desk, plug it USB C, enjoy it on your two external displays. Nice thing about usbc with thunderbolt, is it charges the thing too... so you only ever have to worry about one cord.

                    It's a 13", so it will travel nice.

                    At less than $1200, there's room for better configuration if you want.

                    If I had the money and needed something new, I'd go this route for sure.

                    You'll just need to get your own SATA drive for it.

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
                      last edited by

                      @tim_g said in Spec me a new desktop:

                      This has USB 3.1 C with thunderbolt, so it will dock well, this may be a nice option. Sit it down on your desk, plug it USB C, enjoy it on your two external displays. Nice thing about usbc with thunderbolt, is it charges the thing too... so you only ever have to worry about one cord.

                      It's a 13", so it will travel nice.

                      At less than $1200, there's room for better configuration if you want.

                      If I had the money and needed something new, I'd go this route for sure.

                      You'll just need to get your own SATA drive for it.

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                      That's from system76.com right?

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                      • matteo nunziatiM
                        matteo nunziati @JaredBusch
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                        @jaredbusch said in Spec me a new desktop:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Spec me a new desktop:

                        @jaredbusch said in Spec me a new desktop:

                        With the Intel NUC does anyone know if Fedora works well there?

                        I would miss my 4TB 3.5" SATA drive, but I can buy a large 2.5" drive.

                        @scottalanmiller what about those HP boxes you linked. Any idea how well Fedora supports the hardware?

                        No idea, I've never tried on those. I've never used those at all, they just look really nice.

                        They do, that is why I am curious.

                        Until you try no one knows but as a general rule consider intel as highly compatibile briadcom as a mixed bag anything else as a no go...

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                        • DanpD
                          Danp
                          last edited by

                          How about one of these?

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                          • Reid CooperR
                            Reid Cooper
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                            If you don't want to build your own, consider just getting a kid from the neighborhood to do it for you.

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                            • black3dynamiteB
                              black3dynamite @Danp
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                              @danp said in Spec me a new desktop:

                              How about one of these?

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                              I wouldn’t mind upgrading my XPS 8500 model to one of those. The one that I have works great with Fedora 26 Gnome.

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                              • Mike DavisM
                                Mike Davis
                                last edited by

                                HP EliteDesk 800 G3 would hit your requirements at $1157. 85 list price. That is with a SSD and a 3.5" 2TB 7200 RPM drive, so if you already have the drives and don't pay list price, it would be better. I haven't used the tower form factor since the micros came out so I haven't had my hands on one. The EliteDesk 800 Micro has been my go to desktop for about a year now, but it won't hold a 3.5" drive.

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                                • DanpD
                                  Danp
                                  last edited by

                                  @JaredBusch Any update on this?

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    Worked with my rep @ CCB and have a quote for a machine to do what I need for ~$900 I gave up on the i7.

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                                    • DanpD
                                      Danp
                                      last edited by

                                      Found a special on the Dell XPS 8910 earlier today.

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                                      Coupon code is XPS669.

                                      P.S. This has the I7.

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @Danp
                                        last edited by JaredBusch

                                        @danp said in Spec me a new desktop:

                                        XPS669

                                        A link would be useful.

                                        Edit: I figured it out. This is a 6th gen i7. That is why it is that cost.

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch
                                          last edited by

                                          @Danp so I can get the XPS i7 7th gen for what I am giving to HP.

                                          Plus I do not need to buy an SSD because of the new Intel memory thing. Question is whether or not Fedora supports that

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch
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                                            A little reading of performance websites tells me that Kaby Lake (7th gen) is only marginally better than skylake (6th gen) in general.

                                            So not seeing how I care about 7th gen then.

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