I have to admit I like Dells as well. They seem to be pretty well designed.
My network server has a fairly old motherboard with an AMD 500MHz processor. They don't run as hot as modern CPUs so it will run fanless with an oversized heatsink. I also have a 12V fan running on 5V just for peace of mind. The OS boots off a CF card but main storage is 2x 300GB mechanical hard drives. Every day it backs up one drive to the other. It has been running 24/7 for many years. The PSU is a 600W one with an oversized fan running on 5V instead of 12V. The computer probably only pulls around 100 - 150W so the PSU is hardly ticking over. I have a SSD in my office computer for the fantastic speed. However it did fail after less than 6 months which is rather worrying. It was replaced under warranty but it doesn't bode well for long term life. Les On 23/10/10 05:04, Jon Elson wrote: > Based ENTIRELY on my personal experience, I would go with a used Dell > Optiplex. > One good thing about the used thing is that they come "pre tested". > Now, as for how much > of their lifetime has been used up, I don't really know. But, I have > sold a number of them, > and have used them, and hauled some of them back and forth to a number > of EMC meetings > s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
