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-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 KW> I rarely buy new, prefer off-lease Dells business desktops or
 KW> workstations for a fraction of the retail cost. I like some of the
 KW> smaller Lenovo and HP desktops, I may need to branch out.

 SD> In my professional experience, Dell equipment was easier for me to get
 SD> parts for than HP or IBM (Lenovo).  I'm on an Optiplex 7040 right now
 SD> and I've never had any issues with it.

 I ran a 3 year old Dell Precision Workstation for 10 years, bought it
 just as the 3-year warranty was running out - it was a workhorse, the
 biggest problem was support for the onboard RAID, which "officially"
 ended with Windows 7 - but I had it working on Windows 10 with a bit of
 work.

 Workhorses, those systems. Upgraded to a fast Core 2 quad CPU for $20
 or $20 and got another couple of years out of it.




   I have an older Optiplex 390
 SD> that works nicely even with a buggy BIOS but there is an easy
 SD> workaround for Linux. The 390 I saved from the scrap heap.  I paid $600
 SD> for the 7040 when it was two years old.

 SD> I noticed that the Dells don't use the crappy Broadcom Netxtreme
 SD> chipset like HP does.

 SD> -- Sean

 SD> ... How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door
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