Laptop configuration : Linux, VM... etc

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Thank you, that puts it in perspective.

You have some bragging rights with a 10 year old laptop that is still 
functional.


On 2014-08-01 12:57, John J. Macey wrote:
> Keith,
> 
>  I've recently put, Linux Mint 17 (Ubuntu 14.04) 32-bit, on 10 year
> old Dell Inspiron, that had a 60Gb HDD, Pentium-m CPU, and 2Gb RAM.
> 
>  I used PlayOnLinux to install M$ Word / Excel / Powerpoint 2007, and
> Oracle's VirtualBox to add M$ 7 Ultimate. M$ 7 doesn't run super
> speedy, but you could use IE from that side of your machine.
> 
>  The machine is used more for a media center running Clementine
> (streaming music), and XBMC Media Center (Radio / TV channels / Movies
> / TV series). 
> 
>  Your machine should do well.
> 
>  Here's a tip when working with VB. When you close M$ 7, or whatever,
> just click the window to close, and not the usual M$ shutdown
> procedure. Just check the window that opens up, and suspend the
> machine, not shut it down. I was so stunned how fast that I could
> launch M$ 7 Ultimate that I posted a YouTube Video using Kazaam
> (Desktop Capture) - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate - Booted In Less Than
> 3 Seconds [6].
> 
>  John
> 
>  On 08/01/2014 12:45 PM, techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm pondering buying a Dell laptop with an Intel Core i3-4030U
>> processor and 4GB of DDR3, 1600MHz RAM.
>> 
>> Benchmark seems decent : 
>> 
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4030U+%40+1.90GHz
>> [1]
>> 
>> CPU seems rather good : 
>> 
> http://ark.intel.com/products/81018/Intel-Core-i3-4030U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_90-GHz
>> [2]
>> 
>> I would like to load Linux on it to use it as a LAMP development
>> box.  Most of my work is custom PHP, however I may need to spend
>> some time with Drupal which is a resource hog.  It is my hope
>> running local-host would mitigate some of the Drupal issues.
>> 
>> I might want to use it to edit videos and potentially images.
>> 
>> I was thinking of using a Modern IE 
>> https://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools [3] in a Virtual
>> Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ [4] so I can have Internet Explorer
>> for testing.
>> 
>> I don't think I will need any other Windows software, or at least
>> that is my hope.
>> 
>> I have not done something like this before so I thought I would ask
>> the experts.  Is my approach solid or is there something I am
>> missing or should consider?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Keith
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> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] 
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4030U+%40+1.90GHz
> [2]
> http://ark.intel.com/products/81018/Intel-Core-i3-4030U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_90-GHz
> [3] https://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools
> [4] https://www.virtualbox.org/
> [5] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> [6] 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8m4JXln_FY&feature=em-upload_owner
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