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What is the minimum spec machine you would buy today?   [Edit]

Survey period: 19 Jan 2003 to 26 Jan 2003

New games, new OS's, new .NET. They all mean our kick-ass box of 2 years ago is now obsolete. What CPU/RAM specs are you choosing today?

Q1. CPU speed (in total, adjust for dual proc)

OptionVotes% 
under 1GHz1496.85
>= 1GHz53924.79
>= 2GHz1,10550.83
>= 3GHz23010.58
>= 4 GHz1516.95

Q2. RAM

OptionVotes% 
under 256 Mb642.94
>= 256 Mb50923.41
>= 512 Mb1,15052.90
>= 1 Gb35016.10
>= 2 Gb1014.65

Q3. Any must-have's?

View optional text answers (547 answers)


 
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Marc Clifton21-Jan-03 1:04
mvaMarc Clifton21-Jan-03 1:04 
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Dean Michaud21-Jan-03 4:59
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#realJSOP22-Jan-03 2:25
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Jon Newman21-Jan-03 8:28
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Christian Graus21-Jan-03 11:00
protectorChristian Graus21-Jan-03 11:00 
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Don't be a pussy. All that's needed is a fair bit of AI, a spell checker, and you're done. :P
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Christian

No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer.
- Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002

C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael
P Butler 05-12-2002


Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not
as easily, but it's certainly doable.
- Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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KarstenK21-Jan-03 22:59
mveKarstenK21-Jan-03 22:59 
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Chris Maunder20-Jan-03 8:17
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Brian Delahunty21-Jan-03 4:48
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Jim Crafton22-Jan-03 6:48
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Jim Crafton22-Jan-03 8:50
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Paul Watson19-Jan-03 20:14
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Brian Delahunty20-Jan-03 4:55
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Brian Delahunty22-Jan-03 1:06
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Brian Delahunty21-Jan-03 3:17
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Christian Graus21-Jan-03 11:03
protectorChristian Graus21-Jan-03 11:03 
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