budget box to run FC5?

Steven Stern subscribed-lists at sterndata.com
Sun May 7 19:26:22 UTC 2006


Peter Horst wrote:
> I'm looking for a cheap new computer from which to run a small website. 
> Has anyone had good luck running FC5 on a cheapo computer?  By cheap I
> mean < $500. I'm in the Chicago area, if that makes any difference.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

I bought an emachines box at Circuit City. It was $599, with an 80GB
drive and 1GB memory. After rebates, it came to about $500.  Check
today's paper for Best Buy and Circuit City.  It's not the fastest CPU
and isn't hyperthreaded, but it makes an excellent web and mail server.

-- 

  Steve




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