i truly understand.
this morning,
i decided to procrastinate
[ before researching intel's site to identify suitable 945g boards ]
by watching a dvd.
i tend to buy several dozen at a time so that
they are available when i am,
rather than hoping to "get lucky" with the cable tv channels.
"copacabana", 1947, republic pictures,
groucho marx, carmen miranda,
91 minutes, b/w [ this --should-- have been in technicolor ].
i had forgotten just how funny this is.
anyway, what's relevant to this discussion is the coincidence that,
after i removed the plastic wrapper,
i found a few remnants of a previous plastic wrapper.
ok - people return things [ btw, the dvd is fine ].
but
[ this is what i don't like about mail order ],
it's like forrest gump's box of chocolates.
was it returned working or broken ?
think about the socket contacts on the board.
does the vendor return the broken stuff or do they re_wrap it ?
sometimes it isn't easy to find out.
until a couple of years ago,
there was a reliable local firm who supplied parts.
i kept buying from them.
they have decided to go into the custom server market,
so they are no longer available for what i want.
the big_box stores do "consumer electronics".
they are good for blank disks.
in the long run [ end of '07 ? ],
i'm just going to have to become a reseller/integrator,
as part of the concept i'm launching in june.
in the short run,
maybe i'll get lucky and discover that,
when people return to the office on monday,
a reader of this list can assist with procurement.
thanks for the input.
thanks especially for the story; i like stories.
rob
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i --did-- find one vendor, "ncix",
[...]
I'm not saying "stay away", but...
[ snip ]
... BTW, at the same time someone was also returning faulty memory stix ...
[ snip ]
... got a card that Just Works.
ah, yes; the Holy Grail [ sometimes, we actually find it ].
Maybe the bright color LEDs on fans (WTF???)
made it all look in rose-colored light.
i believe these to be popular with the teeny_boppers.
they are easily impressed.
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