On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 09:33:54PM +0100, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for advice on what the best bet for well supported > non-intel hardware would be. Doesn't have to be lightning fast, but > being able to run a modern browser at reasonable rate is a must. > > My initial thoughts were either a Mac PowerBook G5 or Sun Ultra 25/45. > I really like the HP C series workstations, but it seems support is a > bit lacking.
It's all nice to wish going non-Intel, but the reality is that there are very few people using Linux or BSD on anything that isn't mainstream. As a result you will run into bugs, bugs, more bugs and then some more the further you deviate. If you want to fix things yourself, fine. If you depend on others to help you along, or want to watch video... forget about it. Do some research whether the architecture you want to use has the applications you need. sparc64, to give an example, doesn't have a modern firefox (i hear that may change soon, but I don't believe it yet). > > Cheers, > Laurence.
