Recent content by charms81

Perfect. Thanks so much for confirming. And yeah - most of the dental software solutions are so crappy and such a rip-off I feel. I'm myself and open source guy and we build some cool systems for such less dough. Here, everything is an opportunity to make money (like Oracle, HP, IBM do I think)...

Thank you so much for the insight on first hand experience with Dental clinic @DrDoug! So here's what the planned equipment setup is: Intrumentarium 3D would be the 3D imaging equipment. It would have it's own computer which will be a fully loaded server with a good dedicated graphic card...

Yes, I agree, but it was about a $40 price difference and the power consumption/ heat in 6th gen don't seem to be an issue. Yes, I plan on having equivalent of Dell T130 server Xeon E3-1220, 8GB DDR4 ECC (which probably is an overkill) running CentOS native with a minimum 1TB in RAID 1. There...

Cool setup! I just ordered 5 machines of this config: Processor: Intel Core 6th Generation i5-6500T Processor (Quad Core, 6MB, 4T, 2.5GHz, 35W) Windows 10 Pro 500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) 8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Memory Intel Integrated Graphics Optiplex 3040 Micro Desktop Intel Wireless...

Wow! Very impressed with your ideas and the time you took to nail everything out. The only thing I'll probably not skimp on are the desktops and server. I can get a Dell refurbished 3040 micro for < 400 each (5 year NBD additional). Server should be additional 400 for a good 4th gen Xeon...

Ahh, got it.. Tiny-in-one is the same.. and actually simplifies the power management even more. But I think it would be paying higher price for the monitor and less choices to chose from (Because I was planning to add Dell U2415H monitors which are very beautiful.

Yay! Thanks for the input - regarding Tiny-in-one - what is different than mounting the Dell 3020 using vesa bracket on the monitor and then mounting the whole thing on the extended wall mount? I get the docking thing, but in real life we'll never undock things except for when fixing hardware...

A question for you - I'm planning to buy 5 3020 Micro desktop with 5 Yr NBD on-site support. What is the best place to buy it? (other than Dell's own website)

Thanks for first hand info on 3020. I'm almost set for those unless someone tells me any drawbacks for it. Like you, I'll swap HD with a regular SSD rather than use the fee m.2 port and make a hybrid setup. And you're right on getting a 5 year NBD. For internet access - yes - we'll have one but...

Thanks for your reply. What is 'whitebox anything'? I'm planning on getting a 3 year NBD On-Site warranty hardware so hardware support should be covered. For software and any basic 'this does not work' - I can help her out. If I read he compliance right, I'm not transferring any electronic...

Sorry for double posting - I created the same thread in 'General Hardware' - but I think this is a better place for getting the advice. Hi all, Long time leecher, finally signed up on this forum to get some help on hardware setup for a small dental office. I'm helping my sister setup her...

Hi all, Long time leecher, finally signed up on this forum to get some help on hardware setup for a small dental office. I'm helping my sister setup her dental office computer hardware from scratch. So there will be 6 computers needed and their software is very basic and does not demand...