Re: New business grade computer recommendations?

On 8/29/2025 8:03 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:34:03 -0700, T <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have been recommending Lenovo's Think Station computer
>> to customers.   But I really do not like how proprietary
>> they are.  Repairing them is impossible after the warranty
>> period expires as Lenovo is the only source of parts
>> and Lenovo won't sell you parts after the warranty expires.
>>
>> To name a few:
>>
>>      Proprietary connectors on the motherboard to the SATA
>>      drives (power and data).  (Motherboard SATA pins that
>>      you have never seen before.)
>>
>>      Front panels that can not be removed to insert things like
>>      powered front panel hubs and DVD drives.
>>
>>      Proprietary power supplies with proprietary power connectors.
>>
>>      Proprietary dimensions on motherboards (not ATX, ITX
>>      or anything recognizable).
>>
>> On the bright side, Lenovo's Think Stations are pretty
>> reliable.  Just hope they don't break.
>>
>> I have seen recommendations for Dell, but I have not had
>> great experiences will Dell in the past, especially their
>> habit of putting intermittent motherboards down the parts
>> cleaner and reissuing them a spare parts.
>>
>> Anyone have a recommendation for a business grade
>> computers that use generic parts and are very reliable?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
> 
> 
>    Not in any way  an answer to your question  -  but  -
> I wonder how anyone can sell new  Lenovo desktops
> when the refurb units are   ~  $ 200.
> 
> I know  -  apples and oranges,  but this unit is  $ 230  _Canadian_
> 
> https://www.infotechcomputers.ca/product/lenovo-thinkcentre-m710s-i7-16gb-desktop/
> 
> I've bought  2 Lenovo laptops from these guys  -  they're legit.
>     John T.

I personally, would never buy a Lenovo.  Chinese spyware.  Do a search 
something like "do lenovo computers have chinese spyware in them."

Not in my house, that's for sure.