Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:44:54 +0100 From: spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> To: soralx@cydem.org Cc: fbsd_chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [ot] seeking usa vendor of two_year_old technology Message-ID: <46193826.6040907@emailrob.com> References: <46180F62.6040309@emailrob.com> <20070407200406.5027ca8b@soralx.cydem.org>
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i truly understand. this morning, i decided to procrastinate [ before researching intel's site to identify suitable 945g boards ] by watching a dvd. i tend to buy several dozen at a time so that they are available when i am, rather than hoping to "get lucky" with the cable tv channels. "copacabana", 1947, republic pictures, groucho marx, carmen miranda, 91 minutes, b/w [ this --should-- have been in technicolor ]. i had forgotten just how funny this is. anyway, what's relevant to this discussion is the coincidence that, after i removed the plastic wrapper, i found a few remnants of a previous plastic wrapper. ok - people return things [ btw, the dvd is fine ]. but [ this is what i don't like about mail order ], it's like forrest gump's box of chocolates. was it returned working or broken ? think about the socket contacts on the board. does the vendor return the broken stuff or do they re_wrap it ? sometimes it isn't easy to find out. until a couple of years ago, there was a reliable local firm who supplied parts. i kept buying from them. they have decided to go into the custom server market, so they are no longer available for what i want. the big_box stores do "consumer electronics". they are good for blank disks. in the long run [ end of '07 ? ], i'm just going to have to become a reseller/integrator, as part of the concept i'm launching in june. in the short run, maybe i'll get lucky and discover that, when people return to the office on monday, a reader of this list can assist with procurement. thanks for the input. thanks especially for the story; i like stories. rob soralx@cydem.org wrote: >>i --did-- find one vendor, "ncix", >>[...] > > > I'm not saying "stay away", but... [ snip ] > ... BTW, at the same time someone was also returning faulty memory stix ... [ snip ] > ... got a card that Just Works. ah, yes; the Holy Grail [ sometimes, we actually find it ]. > Maybe the bright color LEDs on fans (WTF???) > made it all look in rose-colored light. i believe these to be popular with the teeny_boppers. they are easily impressed.
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