Well, after getting rid of some stuff in FS/FT and sending back a video card I found no use for, I'm now left with a little extra cash with which I cound buy a useful upgrade. My options are:
1. A DVICO FusionHDTV II Digital TV card ($159) - Pros: Soon to be "pre-ban", parents could watch their favorite shows in widescreen - Cons: Might not work in Linux, don't know if cable company offers HDTV service
2. An AMD Athlon MP 2800+ CPU ($221) - Pros: Significant boost in DC performance, would not need to mod CPU to run in dual system - Cons: Expensive, could hack cheaper CPU for SMP
3. Two 1000mbps Ethernet cards and a switch ($140) - Pros: Helluh fast networking - Cons: Laptop and bedroom rigs still limited by 802.11b
4. Netgear 802.11g AP and bridge ($242) - Pros: Much-needed wireless LAN bandwidth boost - Cons: Expensive, laptop still stuck with 802.11b until Linux driver for 802.11g PCMCIA cards is written
5. A pair of Maxtor 120GB IDE hard drives ($181) - Pros: More storage space - Cons: Have to shut down fileserver to install, RAID expansion is dangerous
Vote and discuss.
1. A DVICO FusionHDTV II Digital TV card ($159) - Pros: Soon to be "pre-ban", parents could watch their favorite shows in widescreen - Cons: Might not work in Linux, don't know if cable company offers HDTV service
2. An AMD Athlon MP 2800+ CPU ($221) - Pros: Significant boost in DC performance, would not need to mod CPU to run in dual system - Cons: Expensive, could hack cheaper CPU for SMP
3. Two 1000mbps Ethernet cards and a switch ($140) - Pros: Helluh fast networking - Cons: Laptop and bedroom rigs still limited by 802.11b
4. Netgear 802.11g AP and bridge ($242) - Pros: Much-needed wireless LAN bandwidth boost - Cons: Expensive, laptop still stuck with 802.11b until Linux driver for 802.11g PCMCIA cards is written
5. A pair of Maxtor 120GB IDE hard drives ($181) - Pros: More storage space - Cons: Have to shut down fileserver to install, RAID expansion is dangerous
Vote and discuss.
