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Subject:Re: Hardware Requirements for a New Job From:Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:39:33 -0400
Bill Swallow wrote:
Tell them "engineering grade"... that is, whatever the specs are
for
the machines your engineers are using, you should be using too.
After
all, you'll be running everything they are in support of your work.
I didn't think of that and BIll's right, it is really important. A
previous employer was convinced that he could save a ton of money by
buying his staff off-the-shelf computers from Sam's Club. I can't
tell you what a fiasco that turned out to be. They came pretty close
to shutting the doors due to time lost and equipment failures. Make
sure the system you get is designed for business use.
Al
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