looking at the survey (hardware)

[Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>]

Rating scale:

Crucial: This issue is one of the most important things I consider in
  evaluating a computer system
very important: This issue is very important to me in evaluating a computer
  system
important: This issue is important, but I am willing to compromise for more
  important issues
relevant: I consider this issue when I evaluate a computer system, when all
  else appears equal
unimportant: This issue is not relevant for/to me

Hardware:

  - Plug-and-Play (PnP) support in hardware 

unimportant

  - Support for USB 

unimportant

  - Support for FireWire 

unimportant, i guess. never heard of it.

  - Multi-processor support (the computer can use multiple CPUs at once) 

important.
Wait a minute -- how did this question end up in a hardware section? The
original intent of it was "how important is it for Linux to support SMP?"
Now it's asking about motherboard firmware/bios smp support? This isn't
asking what I originally wanted.

  - Speed of graphics rendering 

important. it should be fast, but it's not like i play quake or anything.

  - Overall speed of machine 

crucial. i spend way too much time with my machines to accept anything
less...:)