Re: [IUG] Rationale for "expensive" computers

["Tony B." <tonyb at ohionet dot org>]

Hi Roger, 

Personally speaking, not my employer's thoughts....

It all boils down to support, at least in my mind.  Hard drive goes out, 
monitor goes out, usually major vendors (in my experience) have been super 
quick to get a replacement to the place of business....

Just my two cents...........

--Tony

On Thursday 05 January 2006 10:07 am, Roger Dutcher wrote:
> Hi All
>
> We have a library board member who is wondering why we are paying
> between $900 - $1100 per computer (we get ours from Dell) when you can
> go out and get them from Wal-Mart or someplace for $500 or less.
>
> We have noted that we get more memory, speed and better monitors for the
> most part, but would like to see what others might have done.
>
> I double checked CSDirect requirements for a computer to run Millennium
> and they are the same as when we bought the system almost seven years
> ago... surely the requirements have changed for more recent releases?
> We are still on  2002.3 and know that the minimum then was pretty low if
> you wanted to do anything else on the computer (and III does note
> that).  Are there higher minimums for newer releases?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Roger Dutcher
> Beloit (WI) Public Library
>
>
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