Thanks for your input, Eric. This will help me greatly with my
decision.

Doug



                                                                    
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>>> Eric Hall <[log in to unmask]> 6/11/2008 9:41 PM >>>
I purchased a *fleet* of HPD330 desktops in 2003, and their replacement
the
DC5100 in 2006. They have been extremely reliable and I think I have
only
lost one out of 50 D330 boxes to a bad board (after 5 years). 3-year
warranties but I don*t recall needing it for any of the desktops. I
have
seen a couple of quirky ethernet cards but no complete failures.

As for AMD, I took that step with the most recent batch of laptops
(nx6125).
Saved a few bucks, but the two warranties I have called in have
resulted in
replacement machines (different models) because they did not have the
parts
- I guess there has been a shortage? I have also found the AMD chipsets
more
difficult to image (using Ghost). I think I will go back to Intel for
the
next laptop purchase.


Eric Hall
Technology Coordinator
Waterbury/Duxbury Schools
Washington West Supervisory Union
Waterbury, VT
(802) 244-6100



on 6/11/08 2:41 PM, Doug Reaves wrote:

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> If anyone who has experience with an HP Compaq dc5800 would like to
briefly
> comment on their experience with this computer I would greatly
appreciate it.
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> We have been purchasing Dell Optiplexes for the last few years and
have had
> good luck with them in terms of durability and imaging, but our most
recent
> Dell quote was higher than this model, so I need to consider the HP.
(The
> dc8550 with an AMD processor came in even lower.) The Optiplexes are
easy to
> work on (no tools) and have a solid kid-proof chassis.
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> Thanks,
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> Doug Reaves
> Bellows Free Academy
> Fairfax, Vermont
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