Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Dell Repair Has Fixed My Poweredge Servers Many Times

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

For three years now I have been using the same dell repair company and have never had any problems with them till now. I called to have them write up a work order to fix my poweredge servers like they have done many times before. This time, the woman who I talked, to must have been new or something and she asked me not to send the poweredge serves today because they were backed up with repairs.

I hung up the phone and just stood there thinking that I must have not heard her correctly and so I tried back and got a different operator. I explained that I had used their dell repair service many times before and that I once again needed my servers to be fixed and then sent back. The operator that I had on the line at the time helped me with the work order and then asked me if I had any other questions.

I proceeded to tell him all about the woman that I had spoken with earlier and how she had asked me not to send the poweredge servers today because they were backed up and had lots of other repairs. He was dumbfounded and told me that he was very sorry and would make sure to find out who did that and take care of the problem right away.

Used Point Of Sale Equipment For The Store

Monday, January 4th, 2010

The new store was going to need more than just a few things to get it up and running so I decided to look online for some used point of sale equipment. I had heard that by buying used pos equipment, you can save tons of money and still get everything you need.

I found most of the things on the list from the used point of sale equipment site that I found by searching online and got most of them at a huge discount. I did have to get a few things new but we certainly saved a lot of money on the used stuff so the few new things did not really make much a difference.

I did call and ask my partner if there was anything else that she could think of that we needed before I finalized the sale and she told me that she would like to get a few used pos equipment items just for back up, just in case we had issues with not everything working correctly on the day the store was going to open. We had advertised the grand opening all over the state and hoped that it would be really busy with people who had seen all the ads.

Bought Two Used Poweredge Servers

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The used servers that were for sale in the computer shop were really cheap. I was afraid to buy any of them though since they were used. I talked with the gentleman who was working at the store and asked him which of the servers he would recommend and he told me that he had luck with the used poweredge servers in the past.

I wanted some sort of guarantee and the guy at the store agreed to a full ninety day warranty on the used poweredge servers and I got them for about sixty percent less than what I would have paid for new ones. Of course, with new ones I would have probably a three or four year warranty.

I called my computer technician as I was driving away from the computer shop and told him that I would like him to help me with the installation of the used servers. He agreed to help me on the following day. I wanted to be involved with the installation of the used servers so that I might be able to fix them when they went down. I have always had to call my computer guy and depending on how busy he is, it can take a few days to get to them and the wait and time down, costs money.

Choosing Between Used HP And Proliant Servers

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The computer shop down the street was having a sale on used hp servers and I thought I would stop in and check it out. I could always use a back up just in case and if I could get it for a good price then it would be even better. I knew that I could afford to pay up to two thousand dollars but no more than that.

A buddy of mine had some used proliant servers and he was willing to deal on those too. I just thought that if I got one of the used hp servers from this shop, they would also be able to fix it if anything would happen to go wrong with it.

The price tags were on the serves in the shop and the sign read that the sale was for thirty percent off of the ticketed price. I got my phone out to start figuring what the final prices would be on these used hp servers. When you figured tax into the final sale price, it was cheaper to go and get the used proliant servers from my buddy and I would be saving so much that I could afford to pay someone to come out and fix it if something went wrong with it.

In Need Of Used Cisco Repair Switches

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I was in need of some used cisco switches and called all over town to find a dealer that had a few in stock. I had no luck with the local guys, so I started looking in the phonebook for some cisco repair companies that may have them. It seemed that all of the cisco repair companies order their parts from an online source that sells that at a discount and ships overnight.

This sounded like a company that I needed to start using. There used to be a used cisco dealer that was about twenty minutes from here and if the computer stores in my town did not have what I needed, I could count on him to have it in stock. He had closed his doors earlier this year, telling me that the big computer giants had pushed him right out of business.

I felt sorry for him, and bought all the stock that he had at the time, which was not much. I had just installed the last of the used cisco switches last week and then got another call from a different client about needing one. If this new online company could get me what I needed overnight, and for a good price, they may just become my new supplier and I could keep being a cisco repair shop.

Used Cisco Market

Friday, August 28th, 2009

If there is an enigma in the commercial market today, it is the used Cisco market. It is enigma for the direct buyers as well as for those who aspire to buy Cisco on the nets.

Who are the main players in the market of used Cisco? Are the used Cisco the ones in its original condition or are they refurbished? These are some of the questions that will haunt you when you opt to buy used Cisco or any such product.

One of the main players in the used Cisco market is the Cisco authorized VARs. They are channel partners authorized by Cisco. They have ready access to the Cisco’ pool of all types of refurbished Cisco products. The dealer who is currently supplying you the new Cisco products can also supply you the refurbished or used Cisco products. The reason is that they are authorized by the Cisco. The refurbished products you will buy from them will be Cisco certified.

However the Cisco certified reseller pool is limited to the availability of Cisco products. Only the currently available Cisco products or those that are available after undergoing the Cisco repair shall be the only items available with them. They may not include at times what you are searching for. The things you get will be genuine and carry authentic Cisco certificates. Even if the discounts may not be great but you will be happy getting materials that are genuine and authenticated.

My Used IBM Could Be Fixed

Friday, August 28th, 2009

My old used ibm computer has finally died, I think. I just dropped it off at the computer repair store and they told me not to hold my breath on fixing it. They explained that in order to fix it, they would have to find the parts to do that, and they do not keep them in stock. I asked them if they could order the parts, and they told me that it was possible but they could not be for sure until looking it over.

I had bought that used ibm computer from my cousin about ten years ago. She was going to college and her parents had bought her a fancy laptop to take with her, so she did not need the desktop anymore. I think that I had only paid her something like fifty dollars for it and the used bladecenter server that I also bought at the same time.

Her parents did not care that she sold me the used ibm or the used bladecenter because they did not know how to use either one of them anyway. Neither one of them could speak English nor did they not care to learn.

By the time the computer store called me back that night, the informed me that they could fix my old used ibm computer but they would have to order the part and it would take a few days to get it, and then they would have to make the repairs after that.

We are Trying to Find Pseries Servers

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

My partner and I have been looking for pseries servers to put into our new office. They seemed to work well at our office in California. If we can get the same set up, then if we need to do any work, we will be able to do it ourselves. While looking for the pseries servers, I found some used iseries.

If we cannot find what we want, then we will just go with the used iseries instead. This way, maybe some of the things are similar and it will not be like learning a completely different system all together. My partner has hinted that I may not be looking hard enough or I would have found them already.

I have been to ten different computer stores in the last three days, so I am really doing all I can to find the pseries servers that we want. I do not want to learn a new system either, so I will continue to search until I find them.

If we have to settle for the used iseries, I have a feeling that I will never hear the end of it. Every time we find something that we cannot fix, he will bring up how if we had the pseries servers then we could fix them ourselves.

Used Dell Helps Me Stay Connected

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

I was looking to buy a Dell computer last year, and then when I lost my job, I put it off. I ended up having to move to a different state to find a good job and am now ready to buy the computer. I went to a local store to compare prices and wound up leaving with nothing.

Then a friend of mine told me that you could get a used dell online for about seventy percent less than the cost of a new one. That was music to my ears and I immediately got online to start shopping. I found a good site that sold used poweredge servers and the cost of them was awesome. I had trouble figuring out all the computer lingo so I call the friend who had pointed me toward the site in the first place.

I guess that I wanted a used dell that would be able to handle the internet stuff like emailing and social networking and not much more. After figuring out which of the used poweredge servers would work best for that, I placed my order.

My order was delivered to my doorstep about a week later and I was excited to get it up and running and finally be able to check my email from home again. My used dell has made it possible.

We Purchase Used Sun Desktops

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

My boss asked me to find used sun desktops and used sun servers to replace the server and computers that are in the mailroom. Every year we replace our equipment on a different floor to make sure that it is all updated and kept up to the standards of our ceo’s.

If they would come to find a really old outdated computer or if they were to hear that a server was down because it was too old to keep up, my boss would probably be fired, maybe not fired but he would definitely be in trouble.

We use a company that sells used sun ultra desktops and give us unbeatable prices on new computers every year. I have always dealt with the same saleslady for the past five years. She usually gives us the used sun servers at a better rate than the public because she knows that we will be back next year to buy more of the used sun desktops and servers.

The mailroom probably has the least amount of desktops, but I need to call down and find out exactly how many used sun servers I need to order for them. If I can get the order in today, we will have all of their equipment delivered, installed and up and running by Monday.