[wellylug] Computer System Vendor Wgtn
thou82 at xtra.co.nz
thou82 at xtra.co.nz
Fri Apr 20 15:19:14 NZST 2007
Oh,
I didn't mean for that to go out everybody. Still, I personally feel this is sound advice - buy good gear and get the extended warranties.
Anyone got any thoughts on this?
chris
---- thou82 at xtra.co.nz wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> I work for a SMB in lower hutt that services SMBs in the Wellington Region.
>
> Traditionally, it has been our experience that if we stick with major manufacturers, namely IBM and HP, we get far more reliability than from the white-box suppliers out there. Furthermore, we only sell business grade products, rather than the pavilion range found in retail shops. Again, we do this because long-term, we find them to be more reliable, have better support, and end up having a lower Total cost of ownership, despite the sometimes slightly higher up-front cost.
>
> If you are interested in a quote, I can have one prepared with workstations that are known to have good linux compatibilites. Get back to me if I can help.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
> ---- Mark Foster <blakjak at blakjak.net> wrote:
> > Hi guys...
> >
> > This has probably been asked before, but your indulgence begged...
> >
> > I will soon be looking to upgrade my home PC (desktop) and being a
> > relative newb to the Wellington Market, hope some here may help.
> >
> > What I want to buy is a 'known-good working system' that consists of:
> >
> > - Mobo with Ethernet, Sound (offboard or onboard... but can't be too
> > crappy). Happy with Intel or AMD but am largely looking for
> > bang-for-buck.
> > - Decent Graphics Capabilities (may be upgraded later) - could live with
> > onboard for now as long as its disable-able in hardware.
> > - Ram (1-2GB... if only 1GB now must be upgradable)
> > - Hard Disks
> > - USB, PS2, Serial Port, Parrelell Port preferred (I like backward
> > compatibility ;-) And I have an external modem..)
> > - DVDRW Drive
> > - Midi Tower Case I guess.
> >
> > What I do not need:
> >
> > - Keyboard
> > - Mouse
> > - Monitor
> >
> > Must be Linux Compatible, of course.
> >
> > I could buy the components and build this up myself but there must be
> > outfits that do pre-built custom kitsets that are tested and known to work
> > / be stable???
> >
> > Thats system 1.
> >
> > System 2, to potentially be bought simulatenously, is to become a
> > replacement for my telehoused box, eventually...
> >
> > - Mobo and CPU of middle-spec but tested stable.
> > - Min 1GB of ram
> > - IDE or SATA HDD
> > - CDROM or better (not hugely fussy; could go without but having one it it
> > just makes life easier later)
> > - USB for Keyboard preferred
> > - Network Card of course
> >
> > Note the notably lower spec; no requirement for sound, graphics etc. The
> > key desire though is that the case that it comes in be relatively
> > _small_... id happily go with the need for reduced-height expansion cards.
> >
> >
> > If anyone has any suggested vendors who can cut a good deal for a cash
> > buyer, reccomendations welcome... this would go ahead in the next month or
> > two.. System 1 will replace my old 1.8Ghz Duron based Win2k Desktop with
> > probably Kubuntu at this stage, System 2 will replace my current colocated
> > box (~1.2Ghz Duron) and run Debian.
> >
> > (I'll take a copy of WinXP OEM "if I have to" or if its cheap enough.
> > Dualboot may be required for work purposes yet.)
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> >
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