Am 04.09.2008 um 21:36 schrieb Lanny Marcus: > Barry Olddog wrote: >> I'm looking to buy a new workstation, and it looks like Thinkmate >> makes what I need -- their vsx "virtually silent" variety. I >> hestitate because I wasn't happy with a laptop I bought a few >> years ago from a small outfit that sold Linux boxes exclusively. >> Does anyone have experience with Thinkmate, and in particular, the >> VSX line? If the later, is it really quiet. I run Centos on four >> machines now, three of which are Dells, and I'm hoping to do >> better. The Dell T5400 is close to what I want, but I get more for >> less from Thinkpad -- at least on paper. > > No experience with Thinkmate, or, knowledge of them, but 4 of the 5 > computers in this room are Dell's. If Thinkmate is a long > established company, with an excellent reputation, buy from them. If > not, Dell will be around, to support your T5400, for a long time. > Indeed. But before I spent that much money on a PC, I'd want to *see* it and hear it. In reality. Anybody can claim to manufacture a "virtually silent" workstation. Too bad, Apple is the only vendor that has stores and all models on display (at least, for desktops - but for a server, noise isn't relevant anyway). How much is the price difference actually? Rainer