Looking for suggestions about new computer power supply

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 02:11:21PM -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
> The @#$% annoying problem with so many "name" brand PCs (Dell, HP,
> etc.) is that they use just slightly non-standard power supplies. So,
> I have seen power supplies where the mounting holes were is the
> "wrong" position so that you could only use a replacement power supply
> for that model from the name brand supplier.

I have only ever heard of Dell doing that.  Some of the micro sized PCs
are non standard too, but only Dell has put non standard in full size
desktop machines.

That HP looks like a standard ATX power supply.

> All this is to wish you well on your quest for a non-HP power supply
> to replace an HP power supply, but... if I were forced to bet (and I
> am not big on betting) I would expect that there will be some sort of
> hick-up that will stop a generic PC power supply from being used with
> your current HP (read it means you will either have to go to HP or
> junk the machine :-( ).
> 
> This does explain why I have been just going with more-or-less generic
> PCs (laptop being an exception). If the power supply in one of my
> desktop PCs fails I know I can go to any of dozens of PC shops in the
> GTA and get something that will work okay...

And you could even get something good too.

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Len Sorensen
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