Hi Steve:
Many thanks - your views confirm my line of thinking - my boss wants an
answer asap, as we have some money to dispose of, and I have to give him a
list of goodies by tomorrow...
I've personally have had good service from Fujitech (High Technology Co.)
and was impressed when they honoured the guarantee on my home PC - without a
murmur - some 14 months after I bought it from a dealer in Randburg who soon
after went under. They offer a 5 year guarantee - which could be worth a
lot!
CU
Richard King
Channel Africa
(SABC)
http://www.channelafrica.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Crane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 03 January 1999 11:04
Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] New PC - what should I go for?
>
>Richard King wrote:
>
>>I need to be able to edit/record/encode audio, Real Audio and mp3 -
>>preferably in real-time. It would also be nice if I could 'live'
>encode
>>video at 15 fps in Real Video. So I'm guessing a twin-cpu 300mHz
>Intel P2
>>might fit the bill.
>
>I'm also from ZA and AFAIK the only dual PII boards we were able to
>source about 3 months ago could only take 350mhz and up processors.
>Of course much could have changed in the last few months.
>
>>I'd be very interested to hear the comments of the list - should I
>stick
>>with the above , or would I be better served with something a little
>more
>>exotic like a DEC Alpha or whatever...?
>
>Knowing the local market I would recommend you stick to Intel
>(compatible) machines, if only to keep the costs down.
>
>>Also - one hears comments that NT is so unreliable only because
>"you're
>>using some 'chinese special' motherboard and bios", and that a
>genuine IBM
>>or an HP or whatever, would work better. (I'm a little skeptical
>because my
>>'chinese special' runs so reliably with Linux - whatever the
>flavour....)
>>Is it better to go with one of the 'name brands'?
>
>If by 'name brands' you mean the entire PC then I would say that it
>depends on your own abilities to keep the machine in good shape. The
>only possible benefit to be gained from a 'name' machine (like a
>Compaq/IBM/Acer/etc.) would be on-site support.
>
>If you're talking about building from 'name brand' components then I
>would say yes, stick to the 'name brands'. Go for a genuine Intel
>motherboard rather than a Chinese cheapie. I've heard of too many
>people having problems and finding out they have no warranty because
>the component is grey market.
>
>If you're wanting to buy a complete machine you may want to consider a
>Mecer. Although they are fairly cheap I believe they have quite good
>support. You will however save money (or be able to afford
>bigger/more hardware for the same amount) if you buy components and
>assemble the machine yourself.
>
>Regards.
>
>Steve Crane
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec
>
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