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   -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    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.   
      
    SD> In my professional experience, Dell equipment was easier for me to get   
    SD> parts for than HP or IBM (Lenovo).  I'm on an Optiplex 7040 right now   
    SD> and I've never had any issues with it.   
      
    I ran a 3 year old Dell Precision Workstation for 10 years, bought it   
    just as the 3-year warranty was running out - it was a workhorse, the   
    biggest problem was support for the onboard RAID, which "officially"   
    ended with Windows 7 - but I had it working on Windows 10 with a bit of   
    work.   
      
    Workhorses, those systems. Upgraded to a fast Core 2 quad CPU for $20   
    or $20 and got another couple of years out of it.   
      
      
      
      
      I have an older Optiplex 390   
    SD> that works nicely even with a buggy BIOS but there is an easy   
    SD> workaround for Linux. The 390 I saved from the scrap heap.  I paid $600   
    SD> for the 7040 when it was two years old.   
      
    SD> I noticed that the Dells don't use the crappy Broadcom Netxtreme   
    SD> chipset like HP does.   
      
    SD> -- Sean   
      
    SD> ... How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door   
    SD> you're on. --- MultiMail/Linux   
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