1 server running W8 on 24/7 that has 6 VMs (W7 (for bluestacks), Vista, OSX lion, bodhi linux, linux mint, commodore linux), runs home weather station software 24/7 and used for ios and android sdk, some general PC web use.
1 old laptop running pinguy linux. mostly used for testing linux distros.
iPad, which I use mostly for all my day to day web, email, voip, video, radio home and work uses (as Im a homeworker) rather than my PC now.
Currently active and in use - 8 PC desktops, 1 PC laptop & 1 Mac:
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz, 1.5GB RAM, running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server
All PCs running Windows 7:
My main PC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4GB RAM, with about 3.4TB of storage.
Family PC: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2GB RAM.
Mum's PC: Intel Pentium 3 @ 3.0GHz, 1GB RAM.
My bedroom PC: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 1GB RAM.
Dad's Laptop: Gateway MA7, Intel Core 2 Duo T5300, 2GB RAM. Has broken screen so is connected to a 10" LCD Monitor.
My bedroom HTPC: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2GB RAM.
Brother's HTPC: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB RAM.
Living Room HTPC: AMD Sempron 3000+, 1GB RAM.
Back Room HTPC: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+, 2GB RAM.
A couple of systems used occasionally, for certain tasks:
Intel Pentium III Dual 550MHz, 256MB RAM, running PCLinuxOS. Used occasionally for backup/recovery of old IDE hard drives.
DigiPoS Power PoS, Intel Celeron 1200 @ 1.20GHz, 128MB RAM, dual booting Windows XP Pro & Windows 98 SE.
Then another 29 computers, not used, in storage:
Intel Pentium III @ 650MHz, 320MB RAM
AMD K6-2 @ 450MHz, 128MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
AMD 486DX @ 33MHz, 25MB RAM
Intel 486SX @ 33MHz, 64MB RAM, Windows NT 4 Workstation
IDT Winchip C6 @ 200MHz, 72MB RAM
Intel 486SX @ 33MHz, 24MB RAM, NT 4 Workstation & DOS 6.22/Windows FW 3.11
Compaq Deskpro EN, Intel Pentium III @ 600MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
Intel Pentium MMX @ 233MHz, 128MB RAM
Intel 386SX @ 16MHz, 8MB RAM
Intel 486DX4 @ 100MHz, 32MB RAM
Power Macintosh G3 Desktop, G3 @ 333MHz, 128MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.2.2
Mac mini, PowerPC G4 @ 1.25GHz, 512MB RAM (was 1GB when used), Mac OS X 10.5
iMac DV (Summer 2000), G3 @ 400MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.1
iMac DV (Summer 2000), G3 @ 400MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.2.2
iMac (Rev. D), G3 @ 333MHz, 256MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.3 & Mac OS 9.1
Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White, G3 @ 350MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.1
Intel Celeron @ 400MHz, 128MB RAM, Solaris 10
AMD Duron @ 800MHz, in pieces at the moment
Intel Celeron D @ 2.8GHz, also in pieces. Was running Mac OS X 10.5, with 512MB RAM
AMD K6 III @ 333MHz, 128MB RAM
Tiny A360+ Laptop, Pentium III @ 1.0GHz, 512MB RAM, Windows 7 (DC socket broken)
EiSystems 3086 Laptop, Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.60GHz, 512MB RAM (DC socket broken)
Toshiba Satellite Pro 4340 Laptop, Intel Pentium III @ 650MHz, 384MB RAM (fried)
Intel Pentium III @ 1.0GHz, 768MB RAM, Windows 7
Intel Celeron D 320 @ 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, Windows 7
DigiPoS Power PoS, Intel Celeron 1200 @ 1.20GHz, 128MB RAM, DOS 6.22 & ePoS software
AMD Duron @ 892MHz, 512MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
AMD K6-2 @ 400MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
Intel Pentium III @ 500MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
Would not fancy PsychoTherapist electricity bill.
But you probably do not need to heat the house with all those on.
4 of them are in the same room, switched on 24/7, for file sharing purposes etc. Plus, several other pieces of equipment, including an Xbox 360. Heating is switched off in there, the desk fans are switched on instead.
The electric bill is indeed my most expensive utility bill, lol.
I got rid of most of my old computers because they were clogging the pissing loft up. Now I have one desktop (27" iMac) and a laptop (Dell Insprion Duo) both bought for me by work.
@PsychoTherapist: Do you live in a branch of PC World and does your electricity bill arrive at your doorstep in a box? I bet you live next door to the National Grid!
4 of them are in the same room, switched on 24/7, for file sharing purposes etc. Plus, several other pieces of equipment, including an Xbox 360. Heating is switched off in there, the desk fans are switched on instead.
The electric bill is indeed my most expensive utility bill, lol.
4 pcs on just for file sharing? Is it an office or something?
I have an i7 WIndows 7 laptop for my everyday use and work, a Linux based laptop for playing around with (currently Mint 14), an iPad 2 and and a Samsung Galaxy S3 for work/pleasure.
That's just me, there are two more laptops and tablets in the house too!
I have an i7 WIndows 7 laptop for my everyday use and work, a Linux based laptop for playing around with (currently Mint 14), an iPad 2 and and a Samsung Galaxy S3 for work/pleasure.
That's just me, there are two more laptops and tablets in the house too!
Mark
Don't forget to wipe your viewing history before the wife gets home.
Win7 Tower - Gaming machine. (It gets less and less use now, I doubt I'll replace it when it dies).
Laptop - Work.
Mac Mini - General day to day stuff.
(All connected to a KVM switch)
iPad - Bit's and bobs such as instant browsing, email, reading and casual games.
4 of them are in the same room, switched on 24/7, for file sharing purposes etc. Plus, several other pieces of equipment, including an Xbox 360. Heating is switched off in there, the desk fans are switched on instead.
The electric bill is indeed my most expensive utility bill, lol.
have you looked at virtualising some of that stuff ?
I guess I really only need one but I've ended up with 1 Windows PC, 1 Windows laptop, 1 Android tablet and 1 Android smartphone. I've ended up using them in different ways (although there's a bit of overlap) so they are complementary rather than competitive.
The only one I've bought for myself has been the laptop - all the others have been gifts/donations of various sorts.
Self built: Intel i3 2120 4GB - Mainly used for playing wow.
Self built: Intel Celeron G530 4GB - HTPC used for watching videos and TV.
Dell XPS Laptop: Intel i5 2330M 4GB - Not really used that much, surfing browsing etc.
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge: E525 AMD A4-3300M 6GB - Used a bit more than the Dell
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530: Intel Pentium P6200 4GB - Used every now & again.
HP Microserver (1):AMD Neo 36L 3GB - Running Debian serving TV across the network
HP Microserver (2):AMD Neo 40L 4GB - Running Debian serving DVD's, music & downloads.
Emachines ER1401 - Not in use.
One old Chinese resistive screen tablet - Again not in use.
x3 Raspberry Pi's (2x 256mb, 1 512mb)
These are machines I've collected over the years, I've given my brother quite a few bits and pieces as well, most of these are old now but I have enough to last a good while.
My favourite machine has to be the Thinkpad with it's fantastic keyboard!
4 pcs on just for file sharing? Is it an office or something?
You could call it a home office lol.
2 are dedicated for file sharing (1 of which isn't all that critical, but I think everyone just generally forgets to switch off). 1 is a Web/FTP server, mostly for testing purposes.
The other, as well as some non-crucial file sharing, it's main role is to distribute the Satellite TV signal, from my Motorized dish (thousands of TV channels), all over the house, across the network.
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1 old laptop running pinguy linux. mostly used for testing linux distros.
iPad, which I use mostly for all my day to day web, email, voip, video, radio home and work uses (as Im a homeworker) rather than my PC now.
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz, 1.5GB RAM, running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server
All PCs running Windows 7:
My main PC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4GB RAM, with about 3.4TB of storage.
Family PC: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2GB RAM.
Mum's PC: Intel Pentium 3 @ 3.0GHz, 1GB RAM.
My bedroom PC: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 1GB RAM.
Dad's Laptop: Gateway MA7, Intel Core 2 Duo T5300, 2GB RAM. Has broken screen so is connected to a 10" LCD Monitor.
My bedroom HTPC: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2GB RAM.
Brother's HTPC: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB RAM.
Living Room HTPC: AMD Sempron 3000+, 1GB RAM.
Back Room HTPC: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+, 2GB RAM.
A couple of systems used occasionally, for certain tasks:
Intel Pentium III Dual 550MHz, 256MB RAM, running PCLinuxOS. Used occasionally for backup/recovery of old IDE hard drives.
DigiPoS Power PoS, Intel Celeron 1200 @ 1.20GHz, 128MB RAM, dual booting Windows XP Pro & Windows 98 SE.
Then another 29 computers, not used, in storage:
Intel Pentium III @ 650MHz, 320MB RAM
AMD K6-2 @ 450MHz, 128MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
AMD 486DX @ 33MHz, 25MB RAM
Intel 486SX @ 33MHz, 64MB RAM, Windows NT 4 Workstation
IDT Winchip C6 @ 200MHz, 72MB RAM
Intel 486SX @ 33MHz, 24MB RAM, NT 4 Workstation & DOS 6.22/Windows FW 3.11
Compaq Deskpro EN, Intel Pentium III @ 600MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
Intel Pentium MMX @ 233MHz, 128MB RAM
Intel 386SX @ 16MHz, 8MB RAM
Intel 486DX4 @ 100MHz, 32MB RAM
Power Macintosh G3 Desktop, G3 @ 333MHz, 128MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.2.2
Mac mini, PowerPC G4 @ 1.25GHz, 512MB RAM (was 1GB when used), Mac OS X 10.5
iMac DV (Summer 2000), G3 @ 400MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.1
iMac DV (Summer 2000), G3 @ 400MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.2.2
iMac (Rev. D), G3 @ 333MHz, 256MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.3 & Mac OS 9.1
Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White, G3 @ 350MHz, 512MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 & Mac OS 9.1
Intel Celeron @ 400MHz, 128MB RAM, Solaris 10
AMD Duron @ 800MHz, in pieces at the moment
Intel Celeron D @ 2.8GHz, also in pieces. Was running Mac OS X 10.5, with 512MB RAM
AMD K6 III @ 333MHz, 128MB RAM
Tiny A360+ Laptop, Pentium III @ 1.0GHz, 512MB RAM, Windows 7 (DC socket broken)
EiSystems 3086 Laptop, Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.60GHz, 512MB RAM (DC socket broken)
Toshiba Satellite Pro 4340 Laptop, Intel Pentium III @ 650MHz, 384MB RAM (fried)
Intel Pentium III @ 1.0GHz, 768MB RAM, Windows 7
Intel Celeron D 320 @ 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, Windows 7
DigiPoS Power PoS, Intel Celeron 1200 @ 1.20GHz, 128MB RAM, DOS 6.22 & ePoS software
AMD Duron @ 892MHz, 512MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
AMD K6-2 @ 400MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
Intel Pentium III @ 500MHz, 256MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
But you probably do not need to heat the house with all those on.
It's on the family system, a Word document that goes into greater detail about all the installed components etc.
4 of them are in the same room, switched on 24/7, for file sharing purposes etc. Plus, several other pieces of equipment, including an Xbox 360. Heating is switched off in there, the desk fans are switched on instead.
The electric bill is indeed my most expensive utility bill, lol.
Dave
4 pcs on just for file sharing? Is it an office or something?
6 of which are in regular use and are currently running
some of the others i keep cause i need to test websites on things like explorer6
or run old progs which to excess old documents, like pagemaker
others i just can't get round to throwing, like the blue imac doorstop in the bedroom
i know i've binned about another 7 or 8 though, 30 years of home computers adds up
Pc in living room
PS3 in living room
Daughters room has a laptop and a wii
sons room has a pc and ps3
we all have tablets too
im also buying parts every other week to build a gaming rig for me n son
That's just me, there are two more laptops and tablets in the house too!
Don't forget to wipe your viewing history before the wife gets home.
I'm always stealthy
MacBook Air
iPad
iPhone
Laptop - Work.
Mac Mini - General day to day stuff.
(All connected to a KVM switch)
iPad - Bit's and bobs such as instant browsing, email, reading and casual games.
1 hp dc7700 HTPC
1 hp 2133 netbook
I want to repalce the 2133 with something a bit more speedier, its a great netbook and lovely to type on, one of the best keyboards I have found on a netbook... but its rather slow as its a via cm-7. I just do not like these type of keyboards http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/326095888/New-Notebook-font-b-keyboard-b-font--font-b-Laptop-b-font-parts-font-b.jpg they feel awful to type on
have you looked at virtualising some of that stuff ?
I guess I really only need one but I've ended up with 1 Windows PC, 1 Windows laptop, 1 Android tablet and 1 Android smartphone. I've ended up using them in different ways (although there's a bit of overlap) so they are complementary rather than competitive.
The only one I've bought for myself has been the laptop - all the others have been gifts/donations of various sorts.
Self built: Intel i3 2120 4GB - Mainly used for playing wow.
Self built: Intel Celeron G530 4GB - HTPC used for watching videos and TV.
Dell XPS Laptop: Intel i5 2330M 4GB - Not really used that much, surfing browsing etc.
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge: E525 AMD A4-3300M 6GB - Used a bit more than the Dell
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530: Intel Pentium P6200 4GB - Used every now & again.
HP Microserver (1):AMD Neo 36L 3GB - Running Debian serving TV across the network
HP Microserver (2):AMD Neo 40L 4GB - Running Debian serving DVD's, music & downloads.
Emachines ER1401 - Not in use.
One old Chinese resistive screen tablet - Again not in use.
x3 Raspberry Pi's (2x 256mb, 1 512mb)
These are machines I've collected over the years, I've given my brother quite a few bits and pieces as well, most of these are old now but I have enough to last a good while.
My favourite machine has to be the Thinkpad with it's fantastic keyboard!
Ah, an Apple fan I see. Nice
You could call it a home office lol.
2 are dedicated for file sharing (1 of which isn't all that critical, but I think everyone just generally forgets to switch off). 1 is a Web/FTP server, mostly for testing purposes.
The other, as well as some non-crucial file sharing, it's main role is to distribute the Satellite TV signal, from my Motorized dish (thousands of TV channels), all over the house, across the network.