Bob,
Might I meekly and humbly suggestion checking out the Gateway E-1400. It is
a stock, non-expandable machine, but they will provide excellent 24 hour
on-site service (for a price of course, but worth it) should you have
failures. I work at a hospital, and this is what we are using now. They
are all-in-one units, and very modular. I can replace drive or the power
supply without need of a screwdriver, and in a matter of moments.
The catch? Lack of expandability. I believe they have a couple of PCI
slots, but there is no room for any other drives (i.e. extra HD, ZIP drive,
etc.). But, for a clinical setting and an inexpensive slap and dash
machine, it may serve your purpose. I believe we are paying around $750.00
per machine, including the service contract. Anyway, thought you might want
to consider that.
The all-in-one boards I use mostly (for my own business) are from Alton.
They work pretty well, but I have had a few duds. They seem pretty good
about getting replacements out right away if necessary, though, so that
shouldn't be an issue. They are also pretty fast.
HTH. Kyle
From: Bob Chapel <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] "all in one MB's"
> Hello,
>
> I need to put together several machines for my clinic and have noticed
some
> very favorable prices on the new breed of "all in one" boards....some from
> decent manufacturers others from questionable folks....
>
> Wondering if anyone has experience with these....could save me a lot of
> configuration time and the price is right for what you get....recognize
> that with the paucity of extra expansion slots I could face real problems
> should any of the onboard functions break down but I only need these
boards
> to function reliably for @ 2 years....**reliability is the word here. We
> have been using Compaq all in ones for some years and they have functioned
> flawlessly.... Suggestions?....Recommends?? ...experiences negative or
> positive?? (Looking seriously at Shuttle at the moment)
>
> thanks,
> Bob Chapel
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