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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