Boston Linux & Unix (BLU) Home | Calendar | Mail Lists | List Archives | Desktop SIG | Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings
Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Blog | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU

BLU Discuss list archive


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[Discuss] choice of hypervisor (was gracefully shutdown guests)



On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 11:57:23AM -0400, Shirley M?rquez D?lcey wrote:
> I'd say that anything less than 8GB counts as a small-memory system
> nowadays. A boatload would be 16GB or more.

For new end-user desktops, or if someone asks for an upgrade, I am
currently specifying 16GB. Generic DDR3 goes for about $100 for that
quantity; the time lost to any upgrade costs about that much.

-dsr-



BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities.

Valid HTML 4.01! Valid CSS!



Boston Linux & Unix / webmaster@blu.org