[OPLINTECH] Desktops

[Eric Maynard]

Chad,

You just made my day dropping the side note on Acer ;)  We just received our
shipment of Gate's Grant funded PCs today!

Acer Veritron X270s.  Been a Gateway and Dell only shop for approximately 8
years so I took a bit of a gamble on this form factor.

<fingers crossed>
Hope our experience mirrors yours
</fingers crossed>



Eric Maynard
Head of Information Technology,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH  44654
Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax   [330.674.1938]

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"




On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Chad Neeper <cneeper at level9networks.com>wrote:

>  For my own clients, I prefer to custom-build Intel-based workstations and
> servers. That way I have full confidence in the components and we get
> _exactly_ what we want. (I'll end up supporting and configuring them for
> years afterwards and I want them to work well.) However, I agree with the
> others. I think I'd go with Dell over HP or Gateway (if they still exist in
> some incarnation). I've used large numbers of Dell desktops and laptops over
> the years and they are generally built well and have a good price tag. If I
> had a complaint about them, it would be mostly about the hard drives. But
> that's the same complaint I put against the others as well.
>
> Another option might be Acer. I haven't worked with an Acer computer in the
> last three years or so, but for the ~10 years before that I worked with them
> quite a lot. Quality and price were always good and I suspect they are
> still.
>
> <Soap box on>Cheaply hard drives tends to be one of the areas that system
> builders skimp on to keep costs low, but it creates a longevity problem. I
> especially dislike Western Digital hard drives. I've seen a
> disproportionately high number of WD drives fail at the 2-3 year mark over
> the years. I'd rather pay a little extra up front and have a machine that
> has a greater chance of working three years later than have to spend time
> and money replacing the drive and reconfiguring the computer. For the
> average consumer who may replace his/her computer every two years or so that
> might be fine. But for a smaller library that may need to keep it for 5, 6
> or more years, the computer needs to last.<Soap box off>
>
> My two cents.
>
> Chad
>
>
> -----------------------
> Chad Neeper
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>
> Dan Will wrote:
>
> I agree with James, go with Dell and forget Gateway. We have 30+ gateways
> that came from MPC (they bought out Gateway's commercial & government
> division. Then, after 2 years they went belly up. All of the computers have
> the Gateway logo on them but Gateway will do absolutely nothing to support
> them. I personally think Gateway has shot themselves in the foot, as I don't
> think anyone with Gateway/MPC experience will ever buy or recommend anything
> from Gateway, but that's just my opinion. ;^)
>
>
> Dan Will
> Technology Supervisor
> Meigs County District Public Librarywillda at oplin.org
> 740.992.5813
> 740.992.6140 (fax)
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org <oplintech-bounces at oplin.org>] On
> Behalf Of James Guilford
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:40 PM
> To: Greg Wheeland
> Cc: oplintech at oplin.org
> Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Desktops
>
> Make contact with your Dell State & Local Government sales
> representative. You'll get special quoted pricing from them and can have
> them build your machines from an image you create -- a great time saver.
> Dell has been very good for us in support, pricing for purchase, and
> leasing.   -- JG
>
>
> Greg Wheeland wrote:
>
>
>  I realize this is going to seem like a very broad question.  But we
> are looking at switching from custom built desktops to one of the big
> manufacturers.  Just looking to see what people recommend.  All I am
> really considering at this point is Dell, HP, and Gateway.  Let me
> know if you are getting special pricing and how you are eligible for
> that.  Also would be open to other manufacturers.
> <mailto:Gwheeland at delawarelibrary.org> <Gwheeland at delawarelibrary.org>
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