Indian Creek supplies custom built computers available with Linux Mint OS and multiple hardware options. We have been building these systems for over ten years for both office and personal use. These are the computers we use.
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These systems require no anti-virus software as they cannot be infected by common circulating viruses and malware. Plus, they perform with a level of stability well beyond standard Windows based systems.
Linux Mint has a clean, traditional menu-driven desktop with no in-your-face advertising and apps. Many standard programs are pre-installed with another 85,000+ programs, games and utilities available at no cost.
Current LTS (Long Term Support) versions available are Linux Mint 18, with automatic updates supplied into 2021, and Linux Mint 19, with automatic updates supplied into 2023
.Updates
When updates for system components and installed software become available, they are automatically queued for you to install with a single click. The worries of "Patch Tuesday" (more info below) are never a concern plus no more frustrations with Windows doing updates at random times, with no notification.
Remote Access
All builds come with remote access capability using a program called Teamviewer. This has been an excellent tool for efficiently helping people as we can show things on the local screen as if we were there in person.
When you call us for tech support, you can launch Teamviewer, give us the displayed partner ID and password on the phone, which will let us open a Teamviewer session to your computer.
As a security measure, Teamviewer cannot function unless you start the program from your desktop. Once you close Teamviewer, the remote session is disconnected, plus a new/different password is generated each time Teamviewer is started.
Conversions
Over the past 2-3 years, in addition to building new systems, we have done conversions on many, many computers. Often, what appears to be a 'bad' computer (hardware) is just the problem of a poorly functioning OS which the conversion process solves. This consists of backing up any files wished to be saved, wiping the hard drive by installing the the new OS, and restoring the saved files. Most of these conversions were done on relatively new hardware.
Hardware Options
Upright/vertical enclosures are now available as well as the original flat style 'cigar-box-size' cases. This vertical style enclosure has a very small footprint and can be used on a desk or shelf with limited space.
We continue to use the latest versions of fast, energy efficient ("green") system boards in our builds. Features include multi-VGA output support, overcurrent / overvoltage protection, and DDR4 RAM compatibility.
One of the most interesting boards we have seen, and that we are using, has an integrated Intel four core / four thread processor, making it very quick, but with a total power draw of only 10 watts! This makes for both a fast and completely fanless hardware build.