[lug] CPU comparisons

[Nate Duehr]

On Oct 29, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Steve Sullivan wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 05:21:37PM -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
>> Servers are getting like cars... let someone else take the ridiculous
>> depreciation hit and buy them from the secondary market, with the  
>> rack
>> rails still attached, and all of their markup gone.  Let some
>> corporate loon with a budget that's not monitored closely for return
>> on investment buy the new ones and wait for the fire sale.
>
> OK, being a neophyte in how and where to purchase, I'll ask...
>
> Do you also purchase laptops and workstations on the secondary market?

Nah, they get too beat up.  Especially laptops.

> Where would you find a secondary market for servers / workstations /  
> laptops ...
> ebay?  Craigs list?

I mostly have hunted eBay when I needed something.

> How do you make sure there aren't hidden flaws, like cracked boards
> that fail once things warm up, or that just cause random system hangs?

Not to be a smart-aleck, but it's used... you don't.  Caveat Emptor.

Of course, I've had brand new stuff come out of the box not working,  
too... over the years...

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Nate Duehr
nate at natetech.com