Post by: K Frame on March 15, 2007, 07:01:25 AM
Sweet.
My graphics and design programs are a LOT faster now...
Post by: charby on March 15, 2007, 07:05:56 AM
dual 19" flat panels
3 GB RAM
3.0 Intel D chip
256 MB Video
Two DVD R/RW drives
250 GB HD
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2007, 07:08:05 AM
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My graphics and design programs are a LOT faster now...
His dark power is growing. Soon, it will reach even to the Shire.
Post by: Manedwolf on March 15, 2007, 07:10:52 AM
Macbook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.33ghz (dual core), 17" screen, 23" cinema display, 3GB ram, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor w/DVI-out and 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, 160gb internal drive and 2TB of FW-800 external (LaCie Big Disk). And Final Cut Pro 5.1, Photoshop CS2 soon to be CS3, etc.
Post by: K Frame on March 15, 2007, 07:48:15 AM
I don't need video. They have that clamped down extra tight here where I work.
Post by: BakerMikeRomeo on March 15, 2007, 08:27:06 AM
His dark power is growing. Soon, it will reach even to the Shire.
The Tooks have been render-farming this land for generations...
~GnSx
Nerd.
Post by: mtnbkr on March 15, 2007, 09:31:19 AM
Chris
Post by: Iain on March 15, 2007, 12:08:36 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I got a 24" widescreen monitor in January.
What did you get? A friend has been agonising about buying a 24" BenQ.
Post by: K Frame on March 15, 2007, 02:41:33 PM
Not great, but it works well for what I'm doing.
It's also a 22", not a 24 as I first said.
On my desk at home I dropped a 22" Viewsonic back in October for a freelance project I'm working on.
I was seriously considering bumping up to a 30" but now the project is looking kind of shaky. If things settle down and the company gets its head out of its ass, I might just do it.
Post by: RevDisk on March 15, 2007, 02:42:09 PM
Lenovo, 3.40 Gig processor, 2 Gig memory, 75 Gig hard drive, CD/DVD burner...
Sweet.
My graphics and design programs are a LOT faster now...
Sweet.
My graphics and design programs are a LOT faster now...
My main work machine is a Dell XPS M1710 laptop. Core 2 Duo T7200 processor 2ghz proc, 256 mb GeForce 7950 GTX, DVD-RW, 2Gb 667mhz, wireless/bluetooth, 80 Gb SATA, 17" Wide-Aspect UltraSharp WUXGA at 1920x1200. Oh yea, even has a subwoofer with bass reflex port built in. Being a BOFH has its advantages.
It's not bad for a laptop. Specs
I might be able to swing an XPS M2010 this June. My boss is dubious to the 'need' for such a laptop. Thing weighs 18.3 pounds and can outperform most decent servers. Costs about the same, so it bloody well should.
Post by: K Frame on March 15, 2007, 02:49:51 PM
Post by: RevDisk on March 15, 2007, 02:58:33 PM
Cripes, with that kind of performance you can Ebay your stove and cook on the laptop...
Pfft. It only has a 300w power brick.
Yea, but I had to give up extra HD space and a 512 meg graphics card to get the laptop within acceptable price. I need to get the XPS M2010 down to $2.5k to get it approved... AND I want a video card with at least half a gig of RAM. Sigh, there's no point to having 8 speakers and a subwoofer without a decent video card. The only plus is my Dell rep is a very nice lady who has bills that needs to get paid. I'm sure we can come to an arrangement.
Post by: Iain on March 15, 2007, 03:12:13 PM
This friend of mine wants the BenQ because it has a HDCP compliant HDMI input. Computer monitor, and future HD screen (from sources like satellite or blu-ray) in one box is the idea. I'm not really up on all that.
Post by: Manedwolf on March 15, 2007, 05:04:22 PM
17" widescreen with 1920x1200? My aging Samsung 172w will manage 1280x768. 1920x1200 is what this BenQ can do.
This friend of mine wants the BenQ because it has a HDCP compliant HDMI input. Computer monitor, and future HD screen (from sources like satellite or blu-ray) in one box is the idea. I'm not really up on all that.
This friend of mine wants the BenQ because it has a HDCP compliant HDMI input. Computer monitor, and future HD screen (from sources like satellite or blu-ray) in one box is the idea. I'm not really up on all that.
Unless they've changed significantly, BenQ used to be bottom of the list in quality ratings.
Post by: CAnnoneer on March 16, 2007, 10:22:01 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on March 16, 2007, 11:01:18 AM
I preserve a good amount of resources by not letting the computer load stuff into memory that I don't use on a regular basis.
Chris
Post by: K Frame on March 16, 2007, 11:10:26 AM
Good point on the memory, which Mtnbkr very graphically pointed out to me with my new machine last year.
I got a new Dell, and I forgot to upgrade the memory before I ordered it, so it came with the bare minimum -- 256K.
The simple act of turning it on buried the memory with all of the resident crap that Dell loads into their new machines.
He removed a lot of the Dell preload crap, and I upgraded to a Gig of memory.
Problem solved.
Post by: RevDisk on March 16, 2007, 06:50:55 PM
And here I thought your bottleneck was the chair to keyboard interface...
Good point on the memory, which Mtnbkr very graphically pointed out to me with my new machine last year.
I got a new Dell, and I forgot to upgrade the memory before I ordered it, so it came with the bare minimum -- 256K.
The simple act of turning it on buried the memory with all of the resident crap that Dell loads into their new machines.
He removed a lot of the Dell preload crap, and I upgraded to a Gig of memory.
Problem solved.
Good point on the memory, which Mtnbkr very graphically pointed out to me with my new machine last year.
I got a new Dell, and I forgot to upgrade the memory before I ordered it, so it came with the bare minimum -- 256K.
The simple act of turning it on buried the memory with all of the resident crap that Dell loads into their new machines.
He removed a lot of the Dell preload crap, and I upgraded to a Gig of memory.
Problem solved.
Dell is paid to install the crapware. Doesn't matter to me, because I immediately format any machine. New or used. Security is one reason, the other is removing all the crap I don't need or want. Theoretically, it'd be a good idea to wipe your computer clean and re-install from scratch every couple years.
Post by: mtnbkr on March 17, 2007, 06:59:42 AM
Of course, I say that, but the only new machine I've purchased in a decade (that came with an OS preinstalled) was my wife's laptop. It's used primarily as a web terminal and photo album, so it's performance isn't terribly critical.
Chris
Post by: Gewehr98 on March 17, 2007, 08:18:34 AM
Post by: RevDisk on April 25, 2007, 04:29:32 PM
Cripes, with that kind of performance you can Ebay your stove and cook on the laptop...
Well, I finally managed to convince my boss to let me get an XPS M2010. His provision was it had to be used for my stated purpose, namely being able to fully emulate one of our servers. Dell had assured us it was fully not possible.
As one famous Browncoat said, We've done the impossible and that makes us mighty.
Is that a Windows Server 2003 boot screen? Why I think it is! Writing up a HOWTO for installing 2003 or XP, neither is supported by Dell on that model. Finding the correct drivers was tricky. The XPS design team claim only Vista can run on it, maybe XP. Righto.
From the door inward, that's three PowerEdge 2950 servers with 3 Tb per, my fridge/water cooler, DVD NAS, the holy Mountain Dew, my new M2010, my old 1710, the server hutch (27 inch "server monitor", network monitoring station, switch, 12 Tb DAS, another 2950) and random PC's/tools under the desk. My crackberry (8800) and some prototype smart phone running Windows Mobile 6 is in the mess somewhere.
Post by: charby on April 25, 2007, 05:21:53 PM
Post by: Bogie on April 25, 2007, 07:30:25 PM
Post by: RevDisk on April 26, 2007, 01:55:55 AM
you office is far to clean for a computer tech's office
Yea, well. New company uh, thing. 6S, don't ask me what it stands for. I have to clean up and organize everything. The wall behind me is lined with boxes, and my safe. Not going to be allowed to keep anything under my desk. And they're trying to explain that I can't build servers at my desk. Another policy says I can't build servers in the server room. Sigh
Post by: Nick1911 on April 26, 2007, 11:23:03 AM
Gotta terrorbyte, and I'm getting ready to blow about $5K on a printer...
I'd like to see that printer...
Post by: red headed stranger on April 27, 2007, 06:12:15 AM
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Yea, well. New company uh, thing. 6S, don't ask me what it stands for. I have to clean up and organize everything. The wall behind me is lined with boxes, and my safe. Not going to be allowed to keep anything under my desk. And they're trying to explain that I can't build servers at my desk. Another policy says I can't build servers in the server room. Sigh
The dreaded Six Sigma? I hate when mangers try to pretend thay have any idea what it is.
Post by: Brian Williams on April 27, 2007, 04:17:01 PM
Post by: RevDisk on April 28, 2007, 11:36:15 AM
The dreaded 6S is Japanese quality assurance, seirei and others I have it at work also, I wish they would just say neatness, organization, etc., instead I have to have a little cheat sheet to know what they want. I wish that upper management would just use the old Dupont or Ford QA
Yea, we have a check list too. Thing is, I get the need for organization and neatness. Unless I worked 12-14 per day, every day, it isn't going to happen without pulling time away from other projects. I have a complete DR center to build in my spare time as is. I like the idea as I understand it, but I only wish I had the time to actually do it.
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The dreaded Six Sigma? I hate when mangers try to pretend thay have any idea what it is.
I admit to having zero clue what it actually is besides a quasi philosophy to increase production by order and neatness. Which sounds fine in theory, but if you spend more time working on neatness than the 'savings' in productivity, it seems like a step backwards. I guess I just need to read up on it more.