[wellylug] Computer System Vendor Wgtn

Rob rob at kiwihq.com
Fri Apr 20 23:37:54 NZST 2007


Having seen first hand the baking ovens, anechoic chambers etc used in 
doing the grueling testing Sun does on it's servers I can definitely say 
that buying from the big guys helps. The small players simply can't 
warrant the expenditure on doing this rigorous type of testing.

thou82 at xtra.co.nz wrote:
> 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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