Re: packard bell ?

> thanks dion_b, that was very informative. I think I'll stay away from
> PB.
>
> Maybe you can help me out. I do pretty heavy computing (number
> crunching under Linux) and need something reliable, and with a dual
> AMD. I don´t know much about hardware etc. so I'm not inclined to
> build my own machine. So the alternatives are
>
> 1) Buy a ready made computer. I saw the Presario 1677 that fits my
> needs. How good are Presarios? any other brand to recommend?

If you buy "consumer" hardware from vendors like Dell and HP, what you
get is whatever components were the cheapest from whichever Chinese
vendor they were talking to last week.

With Dell, this sort of construction strategy seems to apply a fair
ways up the food chain even into what would be pretty clearly called
"server class hardware."

> 2) Have one built by a computer store. Where I'm based there is a
> store that does that, but they use their own standard set of
> components and I don´t know how good they are. What things should I
> look out for?

If you can identify all of the components (or better still, pick them)
from some set of decently known vendors (e.g. - for motherboards,
vendors such as Tyan, ASUS, and such), then you'll have an excellent
chance of a robust combination of equipment.

I'd be more likely to trust the "computer store built" one, as long as
it has decent component brand names in it, as compared to anything
from the Big Vendors that isn't "Very Pricey Server Hardware."
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