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    Is anyone familliar with a MaxPac "portable" workstation?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Bill_TN, Jun 5, 2015.

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    Bill_TN Notebook Geek

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    Just acquired one of these. http://www.i-techcompany.com/rugged-por ... 0sra2.html
    This thing is actually a freaking monster. Like carrying Gran-ma's suit case around. But it has dual displays ect. No hard drive in this one and dvd cover is missing, but it does boot and does boot linux from a thumb drive. Has 6 ram slots, and dual processor sockets. Only one socket is being used right now, and I had to cut the ram down to 2 gb because the others tested bad. Just have to dig a few extra sticks out of the stash and start playing.
    Have any of you all played with one these things before?
     
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    Well learning a little bit about this thing. It runs fine with 3 gb ram and a 64 bit mint install. Plays movies flawlessly with vlc. Played MC for 6 hours yesterday with out missing a beat. On heaviest graphics settings as well. If a W-7 install wasn't such a PITB I'd have done that as well. But those take time so that might be the neat project. Or might just say the heck with it because kind of bored with it already, and just trade or sell it off.
     
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