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   -=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Mortar M. <=-   
      
    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.   
      
   In my professional experience, Dell equipment was easier for me to get parts   
   for than HP or IBM (Lenovo).  I'm on an Optiplex 7040 right now and I've   
   never had any issues with it.  I have an older Optiplex 390 that works   
   nicely even with a buggy BIOS but there is an easy workaround for Linux.    
   The 390 I saved from the scrap heap.  I paid $600 for the 7040 when it was   
   two years old.   
      
   I noticed that the Dells don't use the crappy Broadcom Netxtreme chipset like   
   HP does.   
      
   -- Sean   
      
   ... How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.   
   --- MultiMail/Linux   
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