Re: My lunch with Microsoft

[Kari Eveli <lexitec@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jordan,

A custom system is a custom system, no doubt about it. But I

have been impressed what you can get by acquiring a well-made

professional system with all components carefully engineered

and produced by the manufacturer. By purchasing e.g. HP Z series

products you get the kind of integration and support that really

beats most of the solutions you could imagine assembling from

parts. Motherboards are specially designed for these machines,

and parts and driver support is relatively long-term and

well-documented. And relatively new used units with modern specs

(and many times with huge amounts of memory) can be had at a

fraction of cost of new similar ones (which have a sizable markup).

These machines have stood the test of time, and they continue to

perform even after the first-time buyer has switched to something

newer.

Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
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> Anyway, this principle extends to most of the other components, 
> at least for me.. If a project is worth doing at all it is worth 
> doing YOUR way -- especially if you are willing to cover the cost.
>
>     Jordan