01/05/2010
The dell repair place that I used online will talk you through any repairs that can be done by the owner at home or in the office. If they cannot help you fix it, they will have you ship it to their warehouse and they will fix it and ship it back to you very quickly. I have used the dell repair in both instances and have been happy both times.
The first time I used them was to fix my poweredge servers, when they kept powering themselves off. The technician on the other end of the line knew exactly what was wrong just by me giving him a description and talked me through the repair. I have not had any problems with it since.
The second time I had to call the dell repair line, I was not so lucky with fixing my printer over the phone. I had to pack it up and send it off to have the technicians look over it themselves. I guess that it must have been something very simple since they had it back to me within about thirty six hours of getting it.
I am glad that I have this repair shop to call when I need them. I always know that they will fix the problem one way or another.
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01/04/2010
I wanted to make sure that everything we needed like handheld scanners, credit card readers and up to date computerized cash registers were on the used point of sale equipment website. I had heard of it from a friend of mine, but was not too sure if I wanted to put used pos equipment in my store or not. He assured me that they also sold new pos equipment just in case I was not impressed with the quality of their used stuff.
I figured that it did not hurt to check out the used point of sale stuff even if I was not going to order it in the long run but after checking out the website, I found that their stuff, used and new was really nice and was very affordable. I liked the fact that they stood behind their products and gave you a guarantee; they also had a division of repair. I could send in anything that was not working properly and get it fixed and sent back within just a matter of days.
I decided to go ahead and save the money and buy used pos equipment from the site my friend had recommended. He was right about their products but I will never tell him that. My wife has plans for all the money we saved by buying new so she might end up being the one to thank him for us saving hundreds of dollars on the used products.
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12/31/2009
3. The Used Poweredge Servers Were Much Cheaper
The last time that our servers went down, I called the local computer store and asked them for a price on some new servers. When they gave me the price of the cheapest servers in the store, I wanted to fall off of my chair. I guess that when I bought this company, I should have had everything including the computer system checked out.
I asked the guy from the computer store what he would do if he could not afford new servers and he told me to check into used servers. I had never thought of that, but it sounded like a really good idea. He gave me the name of a good website that sold used poweredge servers and he thought that they were very affordable and would work very well for me.
I found the website very easily and checked out the prices on the used poweredge servers, it seemed like I could actually afford them. I did call my computer tech and discuss the fact that I was thinking about buying used servers and wanted to know if he would be alright installing them in place of the ones that kept going down. He assured me that it would all work out and he could install the used poweredge servers quickly without too much down time.
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12/30/2009
My father called me from a swap meet that he was attending down south and asked me if I could use some used proliant servers. I figured that since he knew I ran a used computer part store, he was always looking for a good deal on some parts. I asked him what kind of price they had on them and he said that he was just told to make an offer and they would be his.
He told me that the sign read used hp servers, and he knew that they must be in good shape by the look of the boxes. If they were still in boxes, I figured that they must be in really good shape, so I told him to start at five hundred dollars and then see how high the dealer would make him go.
He called me back within thirty minutes and said that the dealer made him a deal of two thousand dollars for every used proliant servers. My father figured that it was a good deal since there were at least ten of the used proliant servers in boxes there. I asked my father to try and ship the used hp servers up to me and I would pay him for the shipping and send out a check for the two thousand dollars at the end of the week.
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12/21/2009
The gently used cisco routers that were being sold at the auction went really cheap. I was glad that I got there in time to get the one that my customers had called me about. They knew that I usually went to these computer auctions and they needed to replace their old router with a used but new one. They had read all about the computer stuff that was going to be sold at this auction and when they saw the name of the model of used cisco router they needed, they called to see if I would pick it up for them.
I had been their cisco repair man for the last ten years and had managed to keep them happy for all that time. I have had other clients who are not so loyal but this customer was. I know that most people will call someone else if they cannot find your phone number quickly. They just look under cisco repair in the phone book and call the first one that they see.
I know that I am only one of four cisco repair shop owners left in this town and one of only ten in the county. The fact that most of our used cisco business, comes from big corporations, leads me to believe, that we should be in business for a very long time.
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08/28/2009
There are many Cisco users in the market who prefer to buy their used Cisco products from the international platforms like the eBay, Craiglist or from the Yahoo auction. There are several others who also take up such online auction of Cisco products. Individual Cisco users prefer these platforms because of the fact that on these platforms they get these used Cisco materials conveniently and on better terms usually.
On the other hand the Cisco materials on these sites are constantly under growth. However most of the listings relate to the resellers and not the end users. There is one cliché in this though. Many of the resellers may not be as trustworthy as they claim to be. In addition the prices are all over board and you may be in real soup finding out the best deals in such cases.
You have to be concerned about the quality, trust as well support is serious concerns in these cases. You will never like to get the bad equipments or become prey to some scam. One of the issues will also be the perfect packaging for the materials. Sometimes the dishonest dealers used popcorn in place of the packing peanuts as well as dilapidated meet bags. Sometimes the boxes are ultra thin causing the contents to be damaged.
The damages in such cases may be beyond the normal Cisco repair and you will lament your loss of money at the end of it.
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My brother and his wife had just purchase a new home, and the whole family went over there to see it. They were very proud of it, since it was their first house together. We could not believe how many different outbuildings it had. My kids went out to explore them.
The kids came back and told us that they had found a bunch of computers. My brother and his wife looked puzzled and we followed the kids out to the outbuilding where they said they found the computers. They had discovered a trap door and when they opened it, they came upon about a hundred used ibm computers and fifty used iseries servers.
We started pulling the used ibm computers out first and then the used iseries servers and we put them all inside the next building which had some table in it. My brother was shocked and I could see the wheels spinning in his head. He knew that there were companies that bought old computer equipment to part out, or to refurbish and resell.
My brother was able to buy all new furniture for the house, with the proceeds he made from selling every single used ibm computer and the used iseries servers.
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08/27/2009
I was trying to figure out how many bays I would need in my pseries servers. My boss thinks that we need at least five and I think we should have six. The depth is very important also, because of the space that it needs to fit into. I had built a small closet type space for it above the break room.
We used to have the iseries servers and just recently made a decision to switch. With the iseries servers, we only had three bays but are looking to expand and hence the reason for more bays. I think that I will just go ahead and do the six bays since I am the one who is installing it anyway. My boss will never know, since he will probably never see it anyway.
After replacing the iseries servers with the pseries servers, my boss told me that he had thought a little more about it, and we probably should have gone with the six bays. When I told him that I had gone ahead and already installed one with six, he was upset and happy with me at the same time. He was a little glad that I had not listened to him. I of course, know that I probably dodged a real bullet with him this time.
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08/23/2009
I bought a used dell from a company online and was very happy with the price. My ex wife got our computer in the divorce and I needed to find something cheap to replace it. I started by searching used poweredge servers through a search engine and came across the site I eventually used.
I found out that they are mostly refurbished new models and they guarantee their work. I figured for the cost, I could not go wrong. I paid a lot less for this computer than I have paid for any other computers I have purchased. This one even has more GB’s then the one my wife kept.
I would recommend getting used poweredge servers if you need to purchase a new or second computer for yourself or your family. The used dell that I bought was a great deal and I let everyone who talks about needing a new desktop, know the name of the company I used to get mine.
By shopping online, it takes the hassle out of driving to all the different stores and seeing who has the best prices. I did all my comparison shopping right from the comfort of my desk at work. I can now order a second used dell to put in the spare bedroom for the kids to use when they come and visit me.
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08/13/2009
My brother told me that he got a great deal on used sun servers from a company online. I usually try to buy local when I have to purchase some computer equipment. I like to know the people that are selling it to me. You just never know what country that the people on the other end of the phone are from.
My brother also told me that that was a stupid attitude to have and most of these companies are based in the same country as us. I told him that when I got ready to replace my desktop, that I would try this place first to see what kind of deal they could give me.
That was two months ago, and I am ready to get a new computer. The company that my brother has recommended sells used sun desktops and I ordered two of them this morning because I wanted to have one on each floor of the house. The price was really good, and they guarantee their computers also.
They asked if I need to purchase one of the used sun servers but I declined that. I figured that I really needed to make sure I was happy with the two used sun desktops first before I gave them anymore of my business.
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