On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 02:04:24PM -0500, Faheem Mitha wrote:
| I just wondered if anyone had thoughts/comments about the hardware
| configuation. I was just told that the Realtek ethernet card was a piece
| of junk and that I should use something else instead, so I was thinking of
| the 3com (10/100) PCI. Comments?
3Com NICs are way overpriced. I've only seen them at $80+. I have a
combination of LinkSys (tulip), Netgear (ISA, ne2k clone), and RealTek
(8139) cards in the LAN at home and haven't had problems with any of
them. (admittedly the realtek is in my dad's win98 box, but still, no
problems)
If you pay more than $10 or $20 for a 10/100 Mbps NIC you're getting
ripped off, IMO.
I also say that a $2500 system is too expensive. In a year or two the
parts will all be outdated and you'll want a new one. If buy lower on
the newness scale you can spend a lot less money, but still have
enough performance for the machine to be comfortable to use. (if
you're looking to buy a server for a business, then it's a different
story and load becomes much more of an issue)
-D
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If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His
Word has no place in our lives.
I John 1:10
