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Does anyone have recommendations for long-term leasing of supported desktop computers (e.g. 2 years)? The main goal would be to buy a service for a dozen or perhaps two dozen computers usable for a certain set of applications, i.e. the particular specifications of the computers weren't necessarily nailed down in detail but one could be sure that Office 2007 or whatever would work well and that computers would be promptly replaced if they malfunctioned. There'd be no need to interface with an IT dept as they would run off a wireless network. Not looking to get robbed, but some premium is anticipated. Any suggestions? Thanks, Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Geez.
I suspect that we do not have enough info to fully address the question. You can *buy* outright, cash on the barrel-head a desktop system that can run Office 2007, for $349 (17-inch monitor), if you really needed to. Wireless NIC might be extra, ~$47. Unless, of course, you also need the license for Office 2007, in which case you will need another $300 per host or so. Oh, and another $200 more per host tfor he M$ license for XP, upon which you will be running said O2007. Give us some more of the background behind this hypothetical question, Marcus. What's the real requirement? To produce Word 2003-compatible docs? .xls? Or Office 2007-perverted, encrypted, non-backwards compatible versions of same? Or, something more useful? Hardware's cheap. Some software is relatively expensive. --Doug On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Marcus G. Daniels <[hidden email]> wrote: Hi, ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Douglas Roberts wrote:
> Give us some more of the background behind this hypothetical > question, Marcus. What's the real requirement? To produce Word > 2003-compatible docs? .xls? Or Office 2007-perverted, encrypted, > non-backwards compatible versions of same? A reliable web browser is the only firm requirement. Fast-turnaround support (48 hours or something period to be negotiated) for keeping the web browser working is a requirement. The machines would be on open wireless network. (I'm asking to help a friend, that's why it's sort of hypothetical..) Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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If a reliable we browser was the only firm requirement...
<Suspend Reality Mode> Consider <Resume Reality Mode>Wait a minute: I've played the "Extract the real system requirements game from a reluctant client" one time too many. *Nobody*, *ever*, has *ever* specified a development or user system spec. for which the *only* requirement was a reliable web browser. Ever. And just exactly what does "keeping the web browser working " actually mean, anyhow? Unless we all wake up tomorrow morning and discover to our mutual astonishment that we are living on the planet Zorgon, I'd say that you've been slipped a totally incomplete systems requirement specification, Marcus. I would recommend going back to your friend and asking him/her what is *really* needed. And under what conditions of use. In what environment. By what kinds of users. With what kinds of HTTP/HTTPS/whatever other port traffic the browser is required to handle having been explicitly and clearly defined. --Doug On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Marcus G. Daniels <[hidden email]> wrote:
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Douglas Roberts wrote:
> And just exactly what does "keeping the web browser working " actually > mean, anyhow? Well, in this case, it's a given that the wireless network is `maintained', and that lots of people will complain independent of these systems working or not. That is, it wouldn't be sane to blame these hypothetical lease machines for malfunctions or mismanagement of the network since there will be all sorts of people banging around in that situation. And in spite of being guilty of totally-incomplete-systems-requirement-specification, I'm more sensitive in this case to the perception of someone-trying-to-make-things-better-being-perceived-as-troublemaking. Not that I would hesitate to engage in your line of questioning if it were my own matter! Thanks, tho.. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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On Jan 21, 2009, at 8:14 PM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
> Does anyone have recommendations for long-term leasing of supported > desktop computers (e.g. 2 years)? The main goal would be to buy a > service for a dozen or perhaps two dozen computers usable for a > certain set of applications, i.e. the particular specifications of > the computers weren't necessarily nailed down in detail but one > could be sure that Office 2007 or whatever would work well and that > computers would be promptly replaced if they malfunctioned. There'd > be no need to interface with an IT dept as they would run off a > wireless network. Not looking to get robbed, but some premium is > anticipated. At my last job we rented 12 computers (Macs and PC's) from Bit-by-Bit/ SmartSource computer rentals in the San Francisco area and were pleased with the results. I believe the same company was used this past October 2008 and I heard good feedback. However, these were short-term rentals (2 weeks). http://www.bit-by-bit.com/ As for long term rentals and support, I'm not sure if they provide that but if you're interested you could check. I think if a PC fails they (most large scale computer rental companies) will bring a replacement (i.e they provide some hardware support). -Nick ---------------------------------------- Nicholas S. Frost 7 Avenida Vista Grande #325 Santa Fe, NM 87508 [hidden email] ---------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Sometimes people can't be bothered with the facts.
Troublemaker. ;-} On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Marcus G. Daniels <[hidden email]> wrote:
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Nick Frost wrote:
> At my last job we rented 12 computers (Macs and PC's) from > Bit-by-Bit/SmartSource computer rentals in the San Francisco area and > were pleased with the results. I believe the same company was used > this past October 2008 and I heard good feedback. Thanks Nick! ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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