How many computers...

Do you have at home?

I have 3 alone, in my bedroom. My main desktop, my laptop & my soon to be server. (Was a test Debian Server). I'll be putting Server 2003 standard on that machine (MSDN through school ftw) and making it a Domain Controller. I also have my parents PC and a spare laptop hanging around.

Does anyone else have a similar nerdiness?

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bertieb

Just one now - I use VM's for everything.

I'd LIKE to have loads of them just scattered about, but alas, the missus doesn't approve

just don't tell her about the various servers and boxes of bits hiding in the garage

dynamik

The wife and I have seven between us.

undomiel

We have 3 computers. A laptop for the wife, a desktop for me, and another desktop turned into a server (my previous desktop which was actually my wife's before that). The server's running CentOS and is currently being used for DNS just for the fun of it. I wouldn't mind having more computers but it isn't really a necessity with VMs these days.

jbaello

4 Rack Servers
4 Desktop
2 Laptop

networker050184

Only three between me and my wife. One each for everyday use and one for what ever I see fit for it at the time (currently nothing as the HD is bad from the rugrats throwing it around).

jbrown414

I have one I built in the living room. I have another I cheaply built in my office so I have something to use while my wife surfs myspace on the one in the living room. I also have a dell 170L that I use as a file server in my office along with a compaq that was replaced by the one in the living room. I have an old HP laptop and my current Dell laptop. There is also an old emachine that I snagged to play with Linux on but it's just collecting dust right now.

tiersten

1 desktop PC running Vista
1 VAIO laptop also running Vista
1 Intel Mac Mini
4 servers - 2 ESX cluster nodes, 1 NFS/iSCSI NAS and 1 general Linux server

1 dead PowerPC Mac Mini - HD failed and I'm too lazy to find where I put the sharpened putty knife to open it.
2 old laptops
1 old desktop

11 in total

nice343

1 computer running 4 operating systems. (Vmware)

Server 2003
XP
fedora
Vista

scheistermeister

10ish that I could power on and use right this minute. Plus plenty of parts to make more. Most of them are older hardware though.

Mrock4

I've got 2. One desktop that I built in Iraq, and one laptop (which hardly runs..monitor is messed up..from iraq). The laptop is a $600 HP.

All I gotta say is..you all are geeks. Guess I'm preaching to the choir though. Oh well.

deadpool287

3 desktops
-one is for gaming
-another is a for office and work related stuff.
-another is wiped clean and haven't figured out what I what to do with it yet.
2 laptops
-one is just for necessities-emergencies
-other needs some soldering done to it to fix a power problem...too lazy to do it.

NetAdmin2436

I think I have 6 and a big shelfcase full of hardware. I was up around 10, but a while ago i finally decided to ditch the old P1 and AMD-k6's.

I only have one good computer worth talking about that i built last year, that's the one I use. The rest are older P2, P3, and P4.

LarryDaMan

4 total

3 laptops and 1 desktop in the basement with the printer/scanner/router..etc.

TechJunky

Just 1 person Dell desktop.

All the rest are company supplied.

1 Dell D630 Laptop
1 Apple MacBook

astorrs

At home:

3 laptops, 1 MacBook Pro (wife's), 1 desktop, 1 media center

At my personal office: a "couple" more

Aldur

18 computers that are turned into olives
2 other computers, my laptop and my wifes comp

so 20 total

astorrs

Aldur wrote:

18 computers that are turned into olives
2 other computers, my laptop and my wifes comp

so 20 total

Damn Aldur, I can't decide if that's an "olive tree" you have there or a "juniper tree"....

GT-Rob

I used to have lots, but after moving only brought the small ones.

3 laptops + 1 work laptop
2 1u rack servers

jbrown414

I think it was only a couple of months ago that I got rid of two that had AT motherboards. Serial mouse ftw!

jryantech

4 desktops
2 laptops

royal

3

One workstation that I use for music, games, and none of your business.
One laptop for work
One server with Server 2008 x64 Enterprise running Hyper-V and SCVMM, 8GB of memory, RAID, and all that other good stuff. I have SSH running on port 443 on it so when I'm at clients I can SSH in (who blocks 443?) and then RDP to localhost:3391 (custom port) which then gets tunneled over SSH.

I would build a media center if I could integrate cablecard. But cablecard is for OEMs and those are way too expensive.

liven

way way to many....

at least a dozen working... more in parts....

trying to get rid of most of them actually..

Wife and I each have a higher end laptop. And then I have to many servers.

So I want to get one or two 2650 or 2850s and then run vm's in all of them.

liven

royal wrote:

3

One workstation that I use for music, games, and none of your business.
One laptop for work
One server with Server 2008 x64 Enterprise running Hyper-V and SCVMM, 8GB of memory, RAID, and all that other good stuff. I have SSH running on port 443 on it so when I'm at clients I can SSH in (who blocks 443?) and then RDP to localhost:3391 (custom port) which then gets tunneled over SSH.

I would build a media center if I could integrate cablecard. But cablecard is for OEMs and those are way too expensive.

Very nice!!!

the ssh part!!!

Ahriakin

5.

Desktops:
Main general use/gaming PC
Lab server
Movie Server (connected to HDTV)

Laptops:
Mine and the wife's.

skeet2331

I have a habit of collecting

8 computers.

3 XP laptops
1 Macbook
1 PowerMac G5
2 linux desktops
1 XP desktop

RussS

Soon it will be 1 and then I will be very happy

Right now a couple servers, 2 laptops and 4 PCs

Everlife

6 Total with 1 under construction

- 1U server running Windows Server 2003 functioning as a DC, DNS, WSUS
- Wife's laptop running Windows XP
- Wife's desktop running Windows Vista Business
- My work laptop running Windows Vista Business
- P4 Desktop will soon be running either OpenSUSE or Fedora and will be functioning as a mail
server/file server
- My desktop I'm currently building on NewEgg and will be purchasing at the end of the year
- Bunch of spare parts to construct another PC or two.

Everlife

jbaello wrote:

4 Rack Servers
4 Desktop
2 Laptop

I don't even want to imagine what your electrical bill is Jbaello. I must admit, I'm jealous!

vCole

I need some mac's. Desktops or Laptops just for learning purposes.

jamesp1983

FadeToBright wrote:

Do you have at home?

I have 3 alone, in my bedroom. My main desktop, my laptop & my soon to be server. (Was a test Debian Server). I'll be putting Server 2003 standard on that machine (MSDN through school ftw) and making it a Domain Controller. I also have my parents PC and a spare laptop hanging around.

Does anyone else have a similar nerdiness?

I have a Dell laptop, Barebone desktop. my parents both have desktops and laptops that I put together for them as well. I'm looking to purchase a used HP server for a DC.