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Tasaio · 08-12-2007, 05:31 PM

Could Ubuntu on a PS3 do everything it could on a PC?

That is:

- connect to the home network
- connect to a printer
- run PC games through wine/Cedega
- run other OSes like Vista

Instead of spending $700 on a mid-range PC, should I spend $500 on the ultra-powered PS3?

Doku · 08-13-2007, 11:39 AM

Don't bother. While the CPU is killer, there is not enough RAM in the system to really make it a worthwhile computer.

08-12-2007, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tasaio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 273	Linux on the ultra-powerful PS3 -- instead of a new PC Could Ubuntu on a PS3 do everything it could on a PC? That is: - connect to the home network - connect to a printer - run PC games through wine/Cedega - run other OSes like Vista Instead of spending $700 on a mid-range PC, should I spend $500 on the ultra-powered PS3?

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Doku Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central MD Posts: 385	Don't bother. While the CPU is killer, there is not enough RAM in the system to really make it a worthwhile computer.

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