[RTTY] Dell Outlet

[Andrei Stchislenok]

I was told "stay away from Vista, hi"
Old good XP Pro, I think is a good OS for RTTY and other Ham Radio stuff
Tigerdirect has nice detailed web page with all pictures front and back etc.
Informative for the end users like me.


2008/12/14, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>:
>
> Look at this one from newegg (I am not a big fan of Tiger Direct, they
> do too much "rebate" pricing and sending cheap components)
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227121
>
> 73
> Neal k3nc
> Neal Campbell
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> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Neal,
> >
> > I am not a big expert in PC hardware. I think I will take another chance
> and
> > order again from tigerdirect that small IBM with two com ports.
> > Before my computer went down I used his two com ports for FSK and Freq
> > control plus USB to com port adaptor for CW keying. All worked so nice...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/12/14, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> Andre
> >>
> >> If you have a few hours, you might consider building your own. Get the
> >> $250 i7 Intel Proc, the approproate Asus board and 2 gigs of ddr3 1600
> >> memory (all totaled abt $700) and you will have power for anything
> >> coming down the pike for the next few years.
> >>
> >> The only luck I have had on refurb machines is with servers and they
> >> can last forever. I run my cluster on a dual AMD proc which I bought 3
> >> years ago ($159) and it never goes down (wish I could say the same for
> >> my internet connectons). I bought a dual xeon dual proc server last
> >> year and run vmware ESX on it which allows me to have 2-3 virtual
> >> machines active at the same time without a  noticable slowdown.
> >>
> >>
> >> Neal Campbell
> >> Abroham Neal Software
> >> Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux
> >> (540) 242 0911
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at
> >> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com -  $15.99
> >> -------------------------------------------------
> >> For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com
> >> -------------------------------------------------
> >> See the FlexRadio Systems Flex-5000a in
> >> action at www.flex-videos.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Do they have two serial DB-9 ports, like those small factors IBM's at
> >> > tigerdirect?
> >> > I dont see any
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2008/12/14, Terry - AB5K <terry at ab5k.net>:
> >> >>
> >> >> Dell also has a auction site for computers coming off their lease
> >> >> program.
> >> >> Locally, NX5M just upgraded his multi-station with machines from the
> >> >> auction
> >> >> site and is very happy with the upgrade.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.dellauction.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> Terry AB5K
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jim McDonald" <jim at n7us.net>
> >> >> To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
> >> >> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:23 AM
> >> >> Subject: [RTTY] Dell Outlet
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > You won't see dirt cheap prices on used PCs but Dell does have an
> >> >> > outlet
> >> >> > site, as some of the other manufacturers do too, I think.  It's at
> >> >> > http://www.dell.com/dfo?s=gen&cs=&~srd=true&sk=outlet&scat=all.  I
> >> >> found
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > by going to Dell's home page and searching for "outlet."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I bought the PC I am using now, a Dell 8300, there a few years
> >> >> > ago.  I
> >> >> > remember I had a problem with it, and a tech came out and replaced
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > motherboard on my kitchen table under the warranty!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > New PC prices are obviously pretty reasonable, but the outlet Dells
> >> >> > sometimes offer an interesting combination of options/peripherals.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > (In the mid 1990s, before eBay, I had fun participating in online
> >> >> auctions
> >> >> > of used PCs at Egghead, and the deals were very attractive.)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jim N7US
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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> >> > --
> >> > 73's Andrei
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