Hello Hugh,
Thanks for your message.
Please see my comments inline below.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <h...@mimosa.com>
To: "Steve Petrie, P.Eng." <apet...@aspetrie.net>; "GTALUG Talk"
<talk@gtalug.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP
PC;
| From: "Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk" <talk@gtalug.org>
| 1. Contrary to my earlier assertion, NCIX in fact has included an
item for:
| Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 64Bit DVD SP1 OEM
| Price C$187.99 [Reg. C$214.98]
If you buy Win 7 pro, in a bundle, from a big manufacturer, you can
save most of that money.
What I won't get from a big manufacturer of white boxes, is a PC with
over-specified components, for extreme longevity and cool-running
reliability. The CPU cooler, power supply and other components on a
white box will be sized for some statistical model of intermittent use,
and I want a PC that, even after future expansion, can run flat-out 24/7
cruising not struggling.
| 2. And the the (now corrected) NCIX total price for hardware
components alone, seems reasonable:
| NCIX: $1593.13 PCPartPicker: $1517.98
| Caution: NCIX has made some hardware substitutions, so the total
prices are only generically comparable.
This price seemed quite high to me, at least compared with an
off-the-rack
computer.
Perhaps the price seems high, because my desire for longevity,
cool-running reliability and expandability has motivated specification
of:
[1] powerful air-cooled CPU cooler with sealed convection heat pipes;
[2] power supply will still operate well below maximum output capacity,
with additional components in the PC;
[3] case with plenty of free expansion slots, fan mounts and generous
air flow clearances;
[4] motherboard with plenty of slots for expandability and M.2 PCIe 4x
lanes support for SDD;
Speed is important. but never at the cost of reliability.
Although I am price conscious, my focus is on value for money, given the
requirements for speed, longevity, cool-running reliability and
expandability.
Here are some you could consider.
<snip>
Here's a similar page from Canada Computers, another Canadian chain.
They have in-house service too (not warranty service for branded
computers).
<http://www.canadacomputers.com/search_result.php?checkVal0=1&checkVal1=1&checkVal2=0&subcat20=1&subcat21=2&checkVal3=1&checkVal4=1&checkVal5=1&checkVal6=1&checkVal7=1&checkVal8=1&checkVal9=0&subcat93=4&pagePos=0&keywords=&manu=0&search=1&ccid=1203&cPath=7_1203>
(I hope that link works.)
I'll keep them in mind.
<snip>
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