> 4GB RAM

[Tom Metro]

Derek Martin wrote:
> I don't think I saw you mention what your intended application was...

"...the intended application for the machine will be as a
developer's desktop, and it'll probably have Ubuntu as the base, with
one or more virtual guest OSs (like Windows XP) running at all times..."


> Today, most software of any substance is shipped on DVD...  Getting a
> machine with a Blu-ray drive now may well extend the effective life
> of the machine.

True. Though it appears that Blu-ray drives currently add a cost premium 
that exceeds the medium to long term benefit for a business computer (if 
we assume that a laptop has a 2 to 3 year useful life).

Before Blu-ray gets widely adopted for software distribution, we first 
need to see dual layer DVDs getting used for that purpose, and I don't 
think that's happened yet.

  -Tom

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