On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:58:56 -0700 Victor Odhner wrote: > His business (piano tuning) hangs on this. The preceding sentence conflicts with the following: > His cap is $400 but he would prefer closer to $200 . . . In my opinion, as someone in business since 1982 and whose business depended on a computer since 1987, you buy something well constructed, expected to last 3 years without failure, with plenty of muscle to do what your business needs now and what your business will need as time goes on. And don't forget an excellent backup system, and back up early and often. I use a home-brew Rsync backup system pulled from a backup server,that can write offsites to Blu-Ray, which I've tested for years and found reliable when good media is bought and stored in shade and climate control. SteveT Steve Litt June 2018 featured book: Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting http://www.troubleshooters.com/28 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss