[TenTec] (ham station computer choice)

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Not at all.
 
Dell Financial Services.  That's the leasing/financing arm of Dell.
 
When you review the available machines, you'll see the Dell logo in the graphic.  
 
I mention this specifically because there are a lot of places selling allegedly refurbished computers, and allegedly refurbished Dell machines.  Many of these are legitimate resellers.  Some... well, you know.  Dealing with DFS, though, means that you're dealing with Dell.
 
Oh, one caution.  DFS does NOT supply Dell media with the machines.  So as soon as you get one of the machines unpacked & set up, make a backup!  (Unless you have another source for the media, of course)
 
Also I should add that if it's important (and it is to some people), the Optiplex 760 (and the 755's, also available from the same source) do NOT come with keyboard/mouse ports.  You'll need a USB keyboard & mouse... which, conveniently enough, comes with the machine.  AND, the machines come with a serial & parallel port, for backward compatibility.
 
Good luck!


 
73


On 05/07/14, Neil Martinsen-Burrell wrote:

Would you mind sharing the name of the eBay seller that you got them from?
Finding a particular seller on eBay with the keywords "dell" and "optiplex"
is very needle-haystack-y.

-Neil KD0UKC


On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>wrote:

> FWIW:
>
> I just spent time & shekels over the last few months to upgrade all of the
> "home" computers -- mine, my wife's and my daughters.
>
> I was able to get refurbished Dell Optiplex 760's from Dell Financial
> Services. They all came with at least 2 GB of RAM, an 80 GB hard drive,
> and Windows Vista Business installed. Clean install, no other "stuff."
> And they come with a 30 day factory warranty.
>
> All three machines easily upgraded to Windows 7 Professional using the
> Dell OEM Windows 7 restore DVD. Not surprisingly, they run even better
> under Win 7 than Vista.
>
> Now... I bought the machines from DFS via eBay. So prices may vary, but
> in every case, it was less than buying comparable machine from the DFS
> outlet page on Dell's web site. In fact, I just got another one the other
> day to set up for another ham. Cost for the machine was $65, plus tax and
> $10 shipping.
>
> Anyway, this has let me phase out the old Compaq mini-towers we used the
> last few years, all of which were XP machines. If anyone would like a
> Compaq (either with 'native' XP or with Linux (Ubuntu) installed) just let
> me know and we can work something out... I hate to simply trash working
> machines...
>
> 73
>
>
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