Refurbishing ICT suite - recommendations please!

[StoneGroup_Community]

Thanks for the recommendations.

 

Would really love the opportunity to quote for your requirements.

 

Dropping you a PM

[ryoung]

Hi. We are looking to buy around 70 replacement pcs. Spec: Core I3 with 4Gb RAM. 500G Hard Drive. No monitor. No O/S. What sort of price would you expect to pay?

[teejay]

Are these going to be running Linux then, because if you're going to be running Microsoft Windows through a volume license agreement you will need to buy them with an OEM version of Windows. The only other option is if you have a full retail version of Windows, all Microsoft Volume Licenses are classed as upgrades.

[ICTD_vicki]

@ryoung I have dropped you a PM

[seawolf]

Another option to consider are the X5A units from Xi3 - http://www.xi3.com/x5a-modular-computer.php

[jallsop]

I'm a little surprised at the number of you shouting out for Dell. We have around 40 here as teacher pcs, and whist they look nice, and boot fast thanks to ssds, we've had an awful lot of problems with keyboards not being recognised after POST, so no ability for the ctrl-alt-del. Also some major issues with some SmartBoards, particularly 885i camera versions that flicker something chronic. No amount of refresh rate changes have made a difference.

[imunro01]

We're currently dealing with iCubes.co.uk - very helpful, and fantastic support for any issues.

[sjb]

An update - after considering a lot of options and quotes we went for Very-PC's Nano Sketch mini-PCs. Excellent and friendly customer service - my client relations manager always responded to emails very quickly, dealt with the occasional issues that have arisen very promptly and still emails me occasionally to check all is well. The PCs themselves are great too - boot in a few seconds, very quiet and fit onto the back of our monitors creating a lot more space in our suite. They have lots of connectivity options - plenty of USB2 and USB3, memory card reader, HDMI, microphone and headphone sockets, wifi, LAN and even built-in speakers. Blew the budget a little, but definitely a good investment.