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Old 08-13-2009, 11:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Suggestions for computer system

I am purchasing a salon that currently has no computer system and no register. Any suggestions for a computer system?? Also what am I going to be looking at as far as price?
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Re: Suggestions for computer system

with monitor about $500. I would figure out which salon software I was going to use before deciding on which pc. :)
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Old 08-13-2009, 11:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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$500 for the most critical system in the salon? I just spend $25 on one bed. I would avoid Dell and get a quality built system that will both last (future upgrades) and have redundancy (RAID drives and maybe a secondary power supply). Systems like that can still be had for under $1,500 and you will be set and secure.
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again $500 tops... do not waste your money the next thing you know your salon will be up for sale.
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Re: Suggestions for computer system

the *core* of my business is the knowledge of tanning and personality with the clients.... not some computer that was more then I needed.
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the *core* of my business is the knowledge of tanning and personality with the clients.... not some computer that was more then I needed.
I did not say "core", I said "critical system".
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Re: Suggestions for computer system

The only thing I use my PC for is picking on jerks on tanning sites. I would get one up and going if I was buying now though. Get a point of sale setup (Dell is fine. Unity makes $30000/hr) with the cash register and credit card nonsense and get a external HD back up with the dual hard drives so if one fails the other is an exact copy. Also if there's a problem you grab the back up drive yank and run.
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I did not say "core", I said "critical system".

OK then make that the Matrix L33 brand new! LOL
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hay i got a dell...its perfecto!
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make sure they system supports the software..
my new vista machine came loaded with vista 64 which salon touch does not like ...yet
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