These past few years, I prefer the HP enterprise machines over the Dells and both Dell/HP over any white-box machines.
We only buy off-lease refurbs. It's cost-effective and Rivendell/audio work does not require the latest and greatest processors and you cannot build a new machine for the cost of a refurb from a reputable reseller. These big manufacturer enterprise machines are well documented, the drivers/manuals are maintained in the very long term on the manufacturer's website so you are not hunting for drivers from component manufacturers. In addition, they are tool-less cases, so any component failure can easily and quickly be addressed. Steve Varholy President and General Manager [1478183502168_WXRY_Full_993_300x145.png] The Historic Barringer Building 1338 Main Street - Suite 202 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Office: (803) 753-7260 x 251 Direct: (803) 404-5535 Cell: (703) 585-2101 A Service of the Independent Media Foundation ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Rob Landry <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 11:32:17 AM To: Cliff Osbourne Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RDD] Centos 7 & Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower In my experience, Dell machines don't take industry standard parts. If a power supply fails, you need a Dell power supply, and one for that particular model, as they are not necessarily the same from model to model. I prefer machines that use standard ATX power supplies, standard CD/DVD-RW drives, etc. And, because I usually need a certain number of PCI or PCI-e slots, serial ports, and what not, I often prefer to build my own machines around motherboards of my choosing. Rob -- Я там, где ребята толковые, Я там, где плакаты "Вперёд", Где песни рабочие новые Страна трудовая поёт.
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