I wish to run both linux as well as android on it.
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stoy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Back in the early 2000s I acquired a copy of VMWare Workstation 5, I ran VMs on an HP dv6000 with a Turion CPU and a gig of RAM.
With XP it was fine, I even ran a Windows 2003 server VM with a domain controller on it.
Those days are two decades gone, you will need a minimum of 16GB on a normal computer, and I’d recommend 32GB to give yourself headroom for VMs these days.
It sucks, absolutely, but it is the current reality.
What do you want to do with the VM?
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 2 weeks ago
stoy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That is what you will run on it, yes, what are you looking to do with it?
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 2 weeks ago
I’m new to computers actually, so yet to figure out what are the things that they can do. A VM can do.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Better dual-boot than VM with those specs
stoy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Alright, just a heads up with the specs you posted, you may be rather disappointed with the performance of the VM.
Do you have any budget for computer hardware?
Beangut@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I would recommend dual booting/switching to linux and running android via linux.
Memory is probably your biggest bottle neck here so setting up a bit of extra swap for Linux will be worthwhile until you can upgrade
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Damn, 1 GB of RAM in cca 2003? That was really a high-end machine. But 4 GB is enough for a Linux computer now with not too many browser tabs or workflows with large files.