What year is your computer? How old?

[Teddy]

My oldest running LL is my Dell Dimension 5100C desktop from 2005. My configuration cost about $1100 USD when it was new. Mine is more basic though, didn't come with the optional TV tuner card or 9-in-1 card reader, but does have performance boost from the base 2.8 Ghz Penitum 4. This has the TRUE dual-core Penitum D 2.8 Ghz.


My Desktop: Dell Dimension 5100C

This is my spare machine I use for testing all kinds of Linux distros and previews of Windows. A quick machine considering its age. Also used occasionally as a background music machine for my job live-streaming commercial-free Icecast / Shoutcast radio streams. Has a S/PDIF (Optical) 5.1 Surround Audio output used on a Harman/Kardon A/V Receiver. Creates static free and crisp high quality sound!

It has a gear-operated door cover that covers the DVD Drive, Floppy Drive (or optional 9 in 1 Media Card Reader for SD Cards, Memory Stick, CompactFlash, etc.), 3.5 mm Audio Jacks, Firewire 400, and 2 USB 2.0 Ports. This is with it open.



Door cover closed.



Neat feature!

Processor: Intel Pentium D Dual-Core @ 2.8 Ghz (No HyperThreading)
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel 945G Chipset) - Very good with Linux, present on alot of older Intel Atoms from the netbook craze era.
Hard Drive: Western Digital Blue 80GB
Other Storage: 3.5inch TEAC Floppy Drive - Not shown in above pictures.
RAM: 2.0 GB DDR2 667 Mhz Memory (3 of 4 RAM Slots Used) (4GB Max)
Wireless LAN: No Wireless Card Installed
LAN: Intel Ethernet Card
Display: 1440x900 HP 1907w Desktop Monitor with rear-facing stereo speakers
Operating System: My Machine For Distro-Hopping or Testing OS's. All kinds of things go in this field.