Smart you are...how new is the computer by the way? Which Linux are you using? I use Ubuntu...but I also like Mint Linux and the Dream Linux
Yup, I use Linux Mint 12! It's just... a million levels over Windows! But as an experienced Windows user (since 3.11 for WorkGroups xD), I have to learn a bunch of new things, since Linux is a whole different world LOL.
As of the computer itself:
A IBM ThinkCentre M51 from 2003 or 2004:
- Intel Pentium 4 HT 3,06GHz CPU
- 1GB RAM (2X 256MB + one 512MB RAM unit I added)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB HDD, with Linux Mint 12 Lisa
And some things I did or will modify:
- Original shot CD drive replaced by a LG CD drive+burner / DVD drive
- ATI Radeon X1600 Pro graphics card on PCI-E
- Hauppauge WIN-TV PVR 150 tuner (RCA inputs + S-Video input + RF input)
- A 3in computer fan from a power supply connected directly to the +12V, to throw all that heat out of the computer!
The thing I love the most with this computer is the quality. It is clearly a professional-grade computer. The inside is so brilliantly designed, you don't need any screwdriver to replace something, since all components are attached with clips! (Except the motherboard):