[GTALUG] Brand-name desktop recommendation?

William Park opengeometry at yahoo.ca
Sat Nov 11 14:26:28 EST 2017


Actually, "free" Windows 10 that comes with a new/refurbished computer
is plus, because the required business applications are Windows apps.
:-)

I've forgotten that CanadaComputer builds computers, either their own or
to customer's spec.  Thanks.
-- 
William

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 01:56:19PM -0500, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
> FWIW, the brand I have reliably stuck with has been Asus ... as in
> motherboards.
> 
> The last few desktops I have bought for myself have been from Canada
> Computers; I research the individual components (case, CPU, mobo, video,
> SSD, etc), and the store will assemble and test together the result for
> what I consider a nominal fee. This path also makes it easy to buy a system
> without an OS pre-loaded, so I'm not wasting money on a Windows license
> I'll not be using; that can be difficult when looking at desktops bought
> retail (ie, BestBuy or Costco).
> 
> 
> On 11 November 2017 at 12:31, Don Tai via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I do have a couple of Compaqs, and I do agree. They do not play well
> > with others. They should be ostracised.
> >
> > I enjoy loading ancient desktops with 500mb ram and getting them to work
> > with linux. Puppy will run on near anything.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > On 11 November 2017 at 12:25, James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/11/2017 11:17 AM, Don Tai wrote:
> >> > For me, all desktop brands are interchangeable, as are their components.
> >>
> >> I guess you don't remember the Compaqs of a few years ago, that often
> >> used proprietary parts.
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