[Info-vax] Happy 25th birthday Macintosh !

[Bill Pechter]

In article <6u6c4iFdt8kvU1 at mid.individual.net>,
Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
>In article <paul.sture.nospam-481CBF.18114726012009 at mac.sture.ch>,
>	"P. Sture" <paul.sture.nospam at hispeed.ch> writes:
>> In article <6u61emFdre68U1 at mid.individual.net>,
>>  billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
>> 
>>> The only thing that makes a Mac easier is it usually comes already
>>> installed.  But then, you certainly pay for it!!
>> 

[snip...]

>> 
>> Besides, if you priced up a Dell (or whatever) on a fair like for like 
>> basis, you'd be surprised to see very little difference.
> 
>I have never bought or even priced a Dell.  If I am going to run Linux on
>it, I would have little reason to consider them.  All PC hardware comes from
>the same place, not a lot of reason to pay anyone's premium just to get their
>re-badged name on the front.
>
>bill
>
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Actually, my DELL PowerEdge 400SC and PowerEdge700's were both Intel 
motherboard based and sold under $500 for the first (with 3 years service a 
bit more) and $700 for the SCSI based 700.

Both have been running for over 5 years.  The price was $0 for the OS.
No Microsoft tax or pre-installed software.  Just the hardware, the diags
and the docs on PDF.

Both were server grade hardware (better than the local clone shop would
provide) and both are as reliable as I could ask of a VAX.

Nothing wrong with Dell.  It's all in how you pick'em.

Also the service calls go to the server folks... not out to an outsourced
call center out of country.

Rarely had a problem getting the parts shipped to me from Dell.  Never
on servers -- just on Laptops.

Never had their techs have to touch the box.

Only failure was 1 cd drive.

Bill


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