Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28

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Subject: [Leica] RE: LUG, Computer Help!!!
From: summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)
Date: Thu Jul 28 19:22:38 2005

There already is a Leica of PCs. It's called a Leica!

http://www.leica-microsystems.com/website/lms.nsf/navigation?openagent&L1=6017EC8ACA1190D6C1256A22004779EF&L2=111763F5A23981B9C1256E360033BAFD&L3=405CA3B251D844F5C1256E3D006BAD5C&L4=FD528A1402D57BD6C12568EF0049FA41&L=3&link=x

Javier

>Mike, where are you? Build one for me! Please!
>
>The Leica of PC's!
>
>Seth
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Herring" 
><creativevisions@verizon.net>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: LUG, Computer Help!!!
>
>
>>I have been building my own PCs for over 10 years. I use nothing but the 
>>highest end motherboards and hard drives. All of these components come 
>>with at least 3 year warranties.
>>Many of today's hard drives fail very very early. I have had drives fail 
>>in a matter of days. Most of the drives for consumer use only come with 1 
>>year warranties.
>>I am afraid it is just like fine photographic equipment:
>>You get what you pay for (Hopefully).
>>I generally use ASUS or ABIT motherboards which have been very, very 
>>reliable.
>>Dell uses the cheapest motherboards they can source from China.
>>I work in IT and I am totally paranoid about backups. Redundancy is the 
>>name of the game:
>>ANY important database I work on is backed up at least 3 times a day and 
>>archived to different servers and media (DVD and Tape).
>>I have been burned to many times in the past when I discovered one of my 
>>files was not backed up by somebody else.
>>
>>Take care,
>>Mike
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Perez" <summarex@hotmail.com>
>>To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:04 AM
>>Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: LUG, Computer Help!!!
>>
>>
>>>Unfortunately modern Dells use the dirt cheapest boards around. The 
>>>onboard controllers have a way of failing and collecting the drives. The 
>>>flimsey chassis don't help matters much either!
>>>I am not a fan of Dell!
>>>Javier
>>>
>>>>Tina,
>>>>
>>>>My Pentium II Dell was purchased in 1998 and just gave up the ghost this 
>>>>year.  About two years after I bought it, I started having problems with 
>>>>drives "disappearing" .  I called Dell and their rep came to my home and 
>>>>replaced the CD Rom drive and thought the problem was solved.  When the 
>>>>problem recurred, someone at Dell suggested replacing the motherboard. 
>>>>That was done by the rep at his next visit, and I got five more years of 
>>>>faithful service until the power supply voltage began to sag a few 
>>>>months ago.  I salvaged most of my files and bought another Dell, which 
>>>>is going great.
>>>>
>>>>Ask Dell if the motherboard could be causing your problem.  It sure 
>>>>sounds like some common failure mode, rather than a bunch of bad hard 
>>>>drives.
>>>>
>>>>Jim Nichols
>>>>Tullahoma, TN
>>>>
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