On 9/7/06, Stephen A. Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> hi
> i'm looking to buy a nice and relatively cheap linux box.  i'm wavering
> between a mac mini and a refrubed dell.  i see that the new versions of
> the mac mini are now available.  the box will primarily sit and crunch
> numbers for long periods of time.  (does anyone think i'll melt the
> mac?)  has anyone gotten scientific linux to work on the Intel based
> mac minis?  i've seen people installing fedora core (and other linux
> OSs) with good results.
>

I think Fedora Core works pretty well with the mac-mini but it took
some work that came after the Sci-Lin <RHEL-4> went gold.

If you want to experiment and play then the mac-mini is a good choice.
[Not sure you will get much help from other people because the
hardware may not be in the hands of people who have time to do this.]

If you want to less fuss and 'have it mostly work' the Dell refurb.

> on a separate note, how do the Core Duo chips compare to the pentiumD?
> both are dual-core chips, but are the Core Duos able to crunch numbers
> faster?
>
> just curious about others experiences before i make a decision.
> thanks in advance
> stephen
>
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Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
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