Breathe Technology and Ergo

[simonhayes]

Hi All,

 

Has anyone used Breathe Technology before? A guy from Breathe showed up in reception the other day claiming to have an appointment with me. He said he had spoke to me on the phone and emailed me about it. I didn't recall speaking to him or reading any email, but I went along with it and showed him round. We also happen to be looking to get 33 PCs in for next year, so he said he'd be happy to quote for us.

 

Anyway, he goes away. I search my email and haven't had any correspondence from Breathe Technology before, not even in my spam folder. Later that day he sends me a quote that blows everyone else out of the water. The quote is for 33 Lenovos with 8GB RAM and i5 processors with monitors for £345 over 12 grand. Now I'm assuming Lenovos are a good make? A colleague who works at the site next door says he never has any problems with them.

 

The only people who can get anywhere near that price are Ergo. Another company I've never used before, heard some good reports and some bad ones. These will be Ergo branded PCs so not quite so sure, can anyone recommend?

 

VeryPC are currently pricing something up for me, but I've not seen a bad word about Very yet on here so I am keen to see what they come back with.

Edited June 10, 2015 by simonhayes

[SteveM555]

We have dealt with Ergo and have around 75-100 desktops (i3, 4GB ram, 120GB SSDs). Not had any issues with any of them since they were installed nearly a year ago - So I can't comment on the support.

 

The ones we have are Ergo branded and come with a plate to screw on the back to fix the cables in place.

 

We have Lenovo laptops but no desktops (these also seem fine up to now)

[StormTrooper59]

We have 4 Lenovo All in One Desktops used for Admin and I have had a recurring problem with 2 of them that have been replaced by on site warranty but still have issues with them such as screen turning off, not booting etc. It has put me off ordering Lenovo again for the time being.

 

I am also on the lookout for some cheap i5 8GB ram computers with monitors albeit I only want 5. Let me know if you find any good prices going!

[winng]

I have used Breathe Technology before (Craig) to overhaul our whole site server and switch infrastructure. He and his colleagues were very professional and very competent.