Chris's Wiki :: blog/linux/HomeMachine2018 Commentshttps://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/HomeMachine2018?atomcommentsDWiki2018-04-02T04:43:31ZRecent comments in Chris's Wiki :: blog/linux/HomeMachine2018.By Chris Siebenmann on /blog/linux/HomeMachine2018tag:CSpace:blog/linux/HomeMachine2018:64f4669023adc645f21c88b45c501f8a72f9e735Chris Siebenmann<div class="wikitext"><p>I'm picky and I wanted specific attributes for my desktop. It was
simpler to specify the parts myself (and assemble the results) rather
than try to pick through vendors offering various pre-built desktop
systems, try to decode what was really in them, and figure out which
ones were trustworthy. For bonus points I'm in Canada and most of
the Linux-friendly vendors are in the US, which adds various points
of friction.</p>
<p>(Also, I think that my specific configuration desires are unusual,
in that I think most people putting together a desktop like this would
also be specifying a fairly powerful graphics card.)</p>
<p>I did at one point look around to see if Dell had any desktops that
would work, but I believe that the sticking point at the time was drive
bays.</p>
</div>2018-04-02T04:43:31ZBy john on /blog/linux/HomeMachine2018tag:CSpace:blog/linux/HomeMachine2018:e4f2dca8c3fc4fc6630fd3f566237ab106f4d4f6john<div class="wikitext"><p>I'm surprised you'd build a workstation in 2018. Pretty much everyone has moved on from this other than gamer kiddies.</p>
<p>Workstations are a commodity.</p>
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