Xref: utzoo comp.misc:11971 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8268 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ukma!psuvax1!hsdndev!husc6!purdue!ccncsu!mozart!millerje From: millerje@mozart.cs.colostate.edu (Jeff Miller) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Tower vs. Desktop Message-ID: <14003@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Date: 5 Apr 91 02:36:58 GMT References: <1991Apr2.180531.10930@hubcap.clemson.edu> Sender: news@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU Organization: Colorado State Computer Science Department Lines: 31 In article cb@tamarack12.timbuk (Chris Brewster) writes: >In article <1991Apr2.180531.10930@hubcap.clemson.edu> chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu > >Chris Behrens writes: > > Given the choice, which would you prefer and why ??? > 1) Desktop case ON the desktop (under monitor or beside it) > 2) Desktop case on its side (on the floor, shelf, etc.) > 3) Tower on the floor (Where else would a tower go ?) > >On a related subject, opinions about standard big box vs. slimline? Does a >slimline greatly decrease the amount of extra hardware you can add? > >Christopher Brewster To answer the first question, I would say "none of the above". I used to own a 386 with a full tower case (#3), but I found that it used up too much floor space (floor space is tight in a dorm!) and furthermore, I would never use all 6 drive bays. So I got rid of the tower and bought a mini-tower. MUCH BETTER. It has 4 drive bays (good for 2 disk drives and a full height HD) and it fits a regular 386 motherboard. For the second question, most slimlines don't have the full slot capacity, although Northgate (I believe) has a slimline with the slots positioned horizontally, so you can get 6 cards in there. _____________________________________________________________________________ | | | "NUKE THE UNBORN GAY WHALES!" | Jeff Miller | | - graffiti | millerje@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu | |_____________________________________________________________________________|