Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 13:54:30 -0000 (GMT) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@tri-lakes.net> To: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, (Richard Foulk) <richard@pegasus.com> Subject: Re: Compaq ProLiant systems -- problems? Message-ID: <XFMail.970806135602.cdillon@tri-lakes.net> In-Reply-To: <199708061008.GAA22397@hda.hda.com>
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On 06-Aug-97 Peter Dufault wrote: >> } >> } In general I would avoid the Compaq machines, for several reasons: >... >> >> I'll second that assessment. Proprietary, quirky, expensive and costly >> to repair. > >This is not directly applicable since I'm talking about a consumer >grade Presario 6704, but I have to defend Compaq again: > >Good: >1. Works fine other than the second modem; >2. Actually engineered. Quiet, holds together with Torx fasteners, >bus cage snaps out and back in without tools, etc. >3. The one call to technical support (yes, easy problem, want replacement >of all shipped software since I'm installing FBSD on the drive) handled >quickly >without hanging on hold and the unpaid for CDROM came express mail. > >Bad in general, and especially for us: >1. ALL manuals other than >how to turn on the computer, etc, are on the W95 disk. Compaqs, in my experience, can be very well designed, well built computers, BUT yes, they are proprietary (very), sometimes quirky, and definately expensive. --- Chris Dillon --- cdillon@tri-lakes.net --- Powered by FreeBSD, the best free OS on the planet ---- (http://www.freebsd.org)
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