I have not had these issues. but i have not use their mobile processors in a long time. The 1090T i have is great. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Nathan England wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > I am in dire need of a new machine. I'd like a new workstation, but a > server is a must. This would be a great system for a LAMP box but > sadly I wouldn't take an AMD system if it was given to me. I have > tried so hard over the years to like AMD but it has never paid off. > - From systems that would run so hot they could double as my gas furnace > in the winter to systems that are so pathetically slow they aren't > worth keeping around, and I'm talking about new systems! I recently > bought a Turion 64 X2 and in the end gave Best Buy $150 bucks to take > it back because it was awful. > > I had a Duron 350 once that rocked. It was cool and blew away every > pentium processor I had at twice the speeds. AMD realized how fast > they Duron line was, as it was killing the Athlons at the time, and > they killed it off. Now the Duron lives on in the Turion series but > they don't even compare. > > Am I just having bad luck with AMD or are others experiencing this? I > seriously would like to know because I've seen some screaming deals on > quad core and tri core machines I'd love to pick up, but seriously am > too scared to lose the money on another piece of junk. I think I've > had 6 AMDs in the last 15 years and have only been happy with 1. Intel > on the other hand I've had dozens and loved them all... (except the > celeron). > > Nathan > > > On 1/15/2013 7:17 AM, Stephen wrote: > > It seems that HP agrees with your issues. and have made a low power > > server. > > > > 350 normally right now on sale for 320, and they give you an > > additional 50 rebate. > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859107052 > > > > I have no idea how reliable they are but if i had the money i would > > pick one up and find out what i can do with it. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:20 PM, keith smith > > > wrote: > > > > > > Heat is one of the main reasons I went to laptops. I had 2 towers > > running 350 plus watt power supplies. My office was the hottest > > room in the house. Now today I could use that heat, however in > > July and August I'll pass. > > > > These net top computers are cool. I still like the netbooks or > > cheap notebooks though because you get a monitor, mouse, and > > keyboard with them. That makes them perfect for a simple LAMP > > server in a dev environment. Or add an external monitor, keyboard, > > and a mouse and you have two screens you can use. Not as nice as > > two large flat panel monitors, however not as much expense either. > > > > > > Once in a while I make the joke that if smart phones become more > > powerful, I might just use a couple of them for my LAMP dev. > > > > > > ------------------------ Keith Smith > > > > --- On *Mon, 1/14/13, joe@actionline.com > > / > >/* wrote: > > > > > > From: joe@actionline.com > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Has anyone here tried a Chromebook? To: "Main PLUG > > discussion list" > > Date: Monday, January 14, > > 2013, 3:58 PM > > > > > > > > Keith last wrote: > >> That would work, however they cost more than a netbook. > > > > I have replaced my older "tower" computers with two of these, one > > of which I bought new for $349 a couple years ago, and the other I > > found on Craigslist for $150. They use only 8-watts of power (I > > think). They run absolutely silent and never get hot. Here is > > another still available (I think) on Craigslist for $150: > > > > http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/sys/3467164583.html > > > > One is now my main computer and the second is just a clone for > > backup. I'm just now converting them both to kubuntu 12.10. > > > > For personal use (except for gamers), I can't see any benefit to > > big "towers" with 200-watt or larger power supplies any more. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss > > mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To > > subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss > > mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, > > or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent > > you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the > > snooze button. > > > > Stephen > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss > > mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, > > unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > - -- > Regards, > > Nathan England > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NME Computer Services http://www.nmecs.com > Nathan England (nathan@nmecs.com) > Systems Administration / Web Application Development > Information Security Consulting > (480) 559.9681 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQ9b3bAAoJEGZV2y/ev1ZbHS0H/RJHyH3+VVFUGYo3Wl6917jh > mYX+ibTqvlMPqkPfTH0UqZxOZy630yIgYrrd9KFeMC4XNJagCKOhkJX/8em6mK4f > tBlYqNV5Ux2+mKQVnAWDUMSe3tscMg/j0iRuhj+BkUpxQYVyEpCpvDjZD7zlW07R > RF0lK596vDjAGQHb7xrUePFcEwAajalxuz14M+pI3zJAa17Mkv/9DF3MwUqBihym > nOFojxmXWEOVfD8KfyPytO1Opg3aIdI2UT8MGOdDLFWz0KjdeO9mTx8UCmkcX2MC > IFIpEq21IzdlvhC1pTz+W9DmG0d5DT2X0N0yAY8Vr0FohX4XtuH7vbp4vaNr3dk= > =oz3r > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen