RE: [IUG] Rationale for "expensive" computers

["William Gray" <wgray at greenwichlibrary dot org>]

If you run a quick search of the IUG mail archives for the past year,
you'll see a thread about this topic, including posts from moi (among
others), but to nutshell it for you, yes, a faster computer does make a
difference and is worth it. Millennium loads faster and runs better
(less "glitches") on a computer with more RAM and a faster processor.
The minimum specs given in the manual were outdated at least 2 years ago
(I believe they plan to update this soon, as per my talk with my III
sales rep, but we'll have to see). The frustration factor alone drops
exponentially with a better system--less wait time for both staff and
patrons (network issues being equal, of course).  Your board member
doesn't sound too well-acquainted with computer technology, especially
per the Walmart quotes.  This could be your chance to educate someone if
you can get your hands on a faster computer and compare Millennium
running on each side by side...

--Will

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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Roger Dutcher
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:07 AM
To: INNOPAC Users Group
Subject: [IUG] Rationale for "expensive" computers

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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