Hello Hugh, Thanks for your message. My comments are inline below. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh@mimosa.com> To: "Russell Reiter" <rreiter91@gmail.com>; "GTALUG Talk" <talk@gtalug.org> Cc: "Steve Petrie, P.Eng." <apetrie@aspetrie.net> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Advice -- Building Debian 8 PC To Replace Win XP PC;
| From: Russell Reiter via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
| > So, if I buy a white box (e.g. Dell) I'll have to wipe the HDD and start | again, | | Dell is a branded manufacturer. OEM whiteboxes are usually assembled by a | local integrator, or yourself, from branded and or unbranded parts you | source out.
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Generally speaking, each manufacturer makes an inexpensive, flashy, and fast-changing line of products for consumers, and a more expensive, staid, reliable, stable line for businesses. (Servers are another line, but this can blur.)
It sure seems that Steve would want a business model. Assuming he wants a pre-built model at all.
Right -- I want a business model.
Most of my experience with business models has been buying them off-lease. These machines have been pretty solid and reliable. Oh, and old.
I want new hardware, for the last computer I will probably ever buy. <snip>
Business desktops often seem to support VGA and DisplayPort. DVI is disappearing faster than VGA and HDMI isn't generally supported. This might affect the choice of monitor.
Hmmm -- thanks for the tip. I'd better check my research, re: Intel on-chip video support, versus the monitor I have chosen: LG 22MB35DM-I 21.5" Monitor Full HD 1080p 1920x1080 IPS LED Back-lit, DVI-D, D-Sub, contrast ratios: (static 1,000:1), (dynamic 5M:1), reader mode, flicker-safe; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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