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My Challenge: Build/Buy a machine for under $200

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  • P pelnor

    Well if walmart can roll back the price another $68 you could get this little guy.[^] Kinda reminds me of the Nintendo Wii.

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    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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    Yes. That sounds very attractive. :) Probably I can sell My Wii and get $68 :) to finance for that machine.

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      I want to build a server machine for a budget of less than $200. Here is what I need :- 1. Compact machine (similar to Mac-mini) 2. The machine will be used as an always on server: web server, source-control server. As number of users may never go beyond 5, I don't need lot of horsepower. I am ruling out using windows server and considering running LAMP on the server. 3. I already have a 250 GB 3.5" SATA harddrive. Is it possible?

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      John M Drescher
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      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&cm_re=acer_revo-_-83-103-228-_-Product[^]

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        http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&cm_re=acer_revo-_-83-103-228-_-Product[^]

        John

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        Rama Krishna Vavilala
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        Awesome! 8 dollars more but it might work.

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        • P pelnor

          Well if walmart can roll back the price another $68 you could get this little guy.[^] Kinda reminds me of the Nintendo Wii.

          Latest toys built for fun: 3D gravity simulation using xbap
          full size Google image search.

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          Robert Surtees
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          Similar at Best Buy for 199... Acer AspireRevo[^]

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            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&cm_re=acer_revo-_-83-103-228-_-Product[^]

            John

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            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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            On second thoughts, it lacks CD/DVD drive. I wonder if l can install Linux using a thumb drive.

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            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

              On second thoughts, it lacks CD/DVD drive. I wonder if l can install Linux using a thumb drive.

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              John M Drescher
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              https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick[^]

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              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                On second thoughts, it lacks CD/DVD drive. I wonder if l can install Linux using a thumb drive.

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                John M Drescher
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                BTW, there is a linux version of this acer however I do not see it on newegg. I have seen them on ebay.

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                • J John M Drescher

                  BTW, there is a linux version of this acer however I do not see it on newegg. I have seen them on ebay.

                  John

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                  Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                  I see people have installed Linux on this already. On the bright side this is available at my local bestbuy and with tax it amounts to 213. Still a great deal!

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                  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                    I want to build a server machine for a budget of less than $200. Here is what I need :- 1. Compact machine (similar to Mac-mini) 2. The machine will be used as an always on server: web server, source-control server. As number of users may never go beyond 5, I don't need lot of horsepower. I am ruling out using windows server and considering running LAMP on the server. 3. I already have a 250 GB 3.5" SATA harddrive. Is it possible?

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                    LloydA111
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                    Although its over $200, it is one of the most compact machines around. I mean, just look at the picture its not much bigger than a set of keys. Fit-PC And it has a 1.6Ghz proccessor and 1GB of RAM so it sounds like a good machine. :)

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                    • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                      On second thoughts, it lacks CD/DVD drive. I wonder if l can install Linux using a thumb drive.

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