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   at 03:27 PM, rallee2{at}comcast.net typed:

>  It may also be worthwhile to remember that Dell uses proprietary
>hardware which is often impossible to upgrade, or at the very least
>extremely limited.  This is not a Dell "feature" alone as it exists in
>many major system builders,=20

I thought that was less of an issue with the business line (optiplex,
precision, poweredge) than the consumer stuff.

Be that as it may, I've seen enough to almost certainly avoid the refurbs.
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