Le 13/04/2023 à 23:10, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> That's all I can bring as answers.
Well, not really. About RAM: here 16G , no swap partition but a relatively small
swap file and a big (31G) in zram (currently unused)
LANG=C free -th
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 15Gi 1.5Gi 5.8Gi 487Mi 8.2Gi 13Gi
Swap: 32Gi 0B 32Gi
Total: 47Gi 1.5Gi 37Gi
zramctl
NAME ALGORITHM DISKSIZE DATA COMPR TOTAL STREAMS MOUNTPOINT
/dev/zram1 zstd 31G 4K 59B 4K 8 [SWAP]
swapon
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/swap/swapfile file 1024M 0B 5
/dev/zram1 partition 31G 0B 32567
So the usable RAM is at least twice as big as the physical one.
Cheers,
Didier
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> Le 13/04/2023 à 22:55, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> Okay, so, after eleven-and-a-half years, my old HP Desktop running an
>> i7 2600 with 4GB of RAM finally bit it, and while I was able to dust
>> off an old Dell, its running a 9-year-old Celeron and hasn't a spare
>> bay for any of the data drives in my old HP, so I've decided I can no
>> longer put off buying a new computer.
>>
>> I'd like to spend $700 or less, but I've secured funding that will let
>> me go as high as $1000.
>>
>> Based on past experience, I'd like to get another HP Desktop since
>> every HP me or my family has owned lasted over a decade of daily use
>> in less than ideal operating environments while I don't think we've
>> ever had any non-HP last half that.
>>
>> I'm not particularly picky about the CPU, though I'd like something
>> from at least this decade that would be an appreciable upgrade over
>> the i7 2600, and my understanding is that AMD's Rizon product line
>> provides better bang for buck than Intel's i line.
>>
>> I'm even less picky about the GPU since I'm blind and won't be hooking
>> up a monitor, though having the GPU to spare to run accessible games
>> that insist on wasting GPU cycles on polygons that won't be displayed
>> or to play around with non-graphics applications that benefit from GPU
>> would be nice.
>>
>> I want to upgrade to at least 8 GB of Ram and would prefer at least 16
>> GB of RAM.
>>
>> For Internal storage, I suspect just about any SDD that comes with a
>> pre-built tower is going to be overkill for my system drive, but
>> insufficient as my primary data drive(my root partition on this dell
>> is 16GB with another 16GB swap partition and most of the drive for my
>> home partition), and the old HP has a pair of 3.5" SATA HDDs(1 4TB,
>> the other 2TB) I'd like to transplant to the new PC, so it would be
>> ideal if all I needed was to slide the drives into bays and run new
>> SATA cables. And while 4TB SSDs are a thing, the current price is such
>> I'd sooner keep my current primary data drive and upgrade the
>> secondary and external(also 2TB) HDDs to hold a complete back up each
>> instead of a complete backup between them.
>>
>> I don't care what OS is preinstalled as I'm going to be formatting the
>> SSD and installing Debian Linux regardless.
>>
>> For removable storage, I would prefer to buy a tower with a built-in
>> CD/DVD/BD combo Writer or failing that, such an optical drive that I
>> can just slide in and run a SATA cable. I would prefer to not deal
>> with the hassle of hooking up an external drive. I would also like at
>> least one and preferably two full-sized SD slots, preferably of a
>> style that leaves the SD card flush with the face of the reader.
>>
>> For ports and jacks, I suspect any Tower I buy is going to have more
>> USB and video ports than I'll ever use, but I would prefer to buy
>> something with 3.5 mm earphone and microphone jacks, or failing that,
>> a just works with Linux solution for adapting my 3.5mm wired earphones
>> for whatever ports it has.
>>
>> They're probably standard nowadays, and would be a nice to have, but I
>> can live without Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
>>
>> Also, probably a pipedream, but something I can just pop a Debian
>> install disc into and start the installation on first boot would be
>> nice, but I suspect just about anything from a mainstream vendor is
>> going to come with a broken boot order and require sighted help from
>> one of my housemates to fix.
>>
>> Also, I have no interest in buying a laptop, and while I'm comfortable
>> installing SATA drives, I want something pre-built.
>>
>> At the moment, my frontline pick for my potential new machine is the
>> following HP system from Amazon:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/HP-Bluetooth-Con … amp;sr=8-3
>>
>> Which I understand is running a 2-year-old version of AMD's equivalent
>> to the I7, has an SDD large enough to hold copies of my most accessed
>> files, has the space to add my HDDs, has a SD slot(though of the kind
>> where the card protrudes a bit), lacks a optical drive but has a bay
>> for adding one... the biggest stumbling block is that it doesn't seem
>> to have 3.5 mm audiojacks and I'm not sure how long the current
>> discount from MSRP will last(It'll likely be Monday before I have the
>> funds needed to purchase in hand, and it might be Tuesday before
>> they'll be available to my debit card). Also, I was pointed at the
>> following Optical drive:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/LG-Super-Interna … deae8f9840
>>
>> As a possible option to install in the HP, though I'm wondering if its
>> actually compatible as one of the pre-existing Q&A on the HP mentioned
>> the drive bay being proprietary to HP instead of standard and the
>> drive in question being LG.
>>
>> So, anyone have any advice for a blind linux user in the market for a
>> new, pre-built desktop?
>>
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