AlphaStation 200/250 and 255 - ebay observations

[Adrian Graham]

On 24/3/07 21:58, "Dan Snyder" <ddsnyder at zoominternet.net> wrote:

> They were and are not _that_ fast and memory expansion is limited. I realize
> at the time (1995-1998)
> time frame these machines were very fast, but this is 2007, you could purchase
> a used DS10 or DS20 and
> gain alot of power for less money.

I can't explain, I can only add my own experience; we as a maintenance
company look after dozens of Alpha 200/255, DS10s for a multi-branch retail
organisation. The only machines we can repair are the AS200s, everything
else is too expensive since the cost of spares is almost the same as the
cost of a new machine. Fortunately the failure rate of the DS10 is very low,
but that doesn't explain why resellers want so much for the spares.


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