[OPLINTECH] Purchasing new PCs

[Chad Neeper]

I'd go with plain old DVD-ROMs on most of the public computers. Maybe a 
small percentage of writers on some of them, depending on your 
demographic and expected patron usage. Most patrons seem to use USB 
sticks as far as I've seen:  easier.  Check the prices on the drives, 
though. On an odd occasion I've found writers cheaper than plain old 
ROMs! Not often, but something to keep in the back of your mind.

I tend to stick with Intel processors AND mainboards, myself when I 
build workstations/servers. The combination is almost always rock solid 
with very low failure rates. It's might actually be such that I prefer 
the Intel boards over the processor itself. That being said, however, 
I've used AMD in the past and don't have a problem with the processors 
at all. Between Intel processors, AMD processors, and the mainboards 
they sit in...I'd suggest paying more attention to the boards.

2 cents.
Chad


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Chad Neeper
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Jim Lack wrote:
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> Quick and dirty…..
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> Processors for new computers…..Intel or AMD?   positives and negatives
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> For public computers….DVD writers or plain, old DVD ROMs?  With the 
> cost of jump drives these days, wouldn’t it be easier for the Public 
> to save their work on jump drives instead of burning to DVDs?
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> Your thoughts!
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