I'm thinking that when the new Mac Mini finally appears...that is where I'm going to go next. Though I'll probably end up keeping a Windows 7 VM for those few things that can't make the switch :(
I have a couple of Mini-ITX boxes that are dual core Atom's with 4GB of RAM. 4GB being the maximum the particular Atom processor supports (the board has two SO-DIMM slots...and I have a single 4GB SO-DIMM installed. Had bought a pair, the second box came later.) They do pretty well as FreeBSD servers :) Finally got CARP/HAST stable.... OTOH, I found that my old Linux laptop that said the maximum memory it supported was 4GB, is working with a pair of 4GB SO-DIMMs.... Though wish there was an easy way to upgrade it to 64-bit Linux. The main problem I run into is hibernation...if the resulting (compressed) save file is too large, it won't restore from it. Also looking for somebody that sells quality aftermarket batteries for it. On 09/17/14 07:27, Smith, David wrote: > You're right, but I think my point still is valid. If you're building from > scratch, I still would suggest using the system with the longest lifespan > ahead of it, and that's Windows 8.1. The original question didn't mention any > compatibility or other pressing reasons to suggest otherwise. > > David Smith > >> On Sep 16, 2014, at 6:18 PM, "Mario Obejas" <unix_...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> "Smith, David" <desm...@wustl.edu> writes: >> >>> Why are you upgrading to an OS that's already pretty close to >>> end-of-support? >> >> I believe you are mistakenly equating Mainstream Support and Extended >> Support dates. >> >> Mainstream Support means new features, and service packs. >> Extended Support is the big one: no more security patches, no performance >> improvements, nothing. AKA End of Life. >> >> The end of ‘Extended Support’ is what happened to Windows XP on 8 April >> 2014. That won't happen to Windows 7 until 2020, i.e., 5+ years down the >> road from here. 5 years can hardly be described as "close to end-of-support" >> >> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle >> >> >> Client Latest update End of End of >> OS or service pack mainstream support extended support >> >> ---------------+-----------------+--------------------+------------------- >> >> Windows XP Service Pack 3 April 14, 2009 April 8, 2014 >> Windows Vista Service Pack 2 April 10, 2012 April 11, 2017 >> Windows 7 * Service Pack 1 January 13, 2015 January 14, 2020 >> Windows 8 Windows 8.1 January 9, 2018 January 10, 2023 >> >> >> (knocks on wood that ASCII table format does not break) > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Sr. Unix Systems Administrator For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
