HP Desktop Computer with 3 Year Warranty - $559 Cash + Delivery (or Free Pickup Vic) @ Landmark Computers

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Store RepLMCMelb on 11/05/2015 - 16:38 lmc.com.au (398 clicks)
Last edited 11/05/2015 - 18:52 by 1 other user

Hi everyone,

Today we have the HP Compaq 6305 Desktop (small form factor) on special for OzBargainers for only $559 (cash) (normal price $699). Delivery costs apply, and free pick-up is available from any of our Melbourne based stores. Offer ends on Sunday 17th of May, unless sold out earlier.

For just $559 you get a business grade desktop from HP, backed by a 3 year warranty!

Short Specs
OS: Windows 7 Pro (64bit)
RAM: 16Gb (can be upgraded to 32gb max)
CPU: AMD A8-5500B
Storage: 1Tb Hard Drive
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD Graphics 7560D (integrated)
Warranty: 3 Years on-site
Optical: HP SuperMulti DVD
USB 3: 4 Ports
Network: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet BCM 5761
Weight: 7.6kg (standard configuration)

You can compare the price at StaticICE
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HP+6305+Pro…

You can buy online and pay for the desktop in-store. If you decide to buy in-store directly please mention OzBargain, otherwise you'll get charged the regular price.

If you have any questions please feel free to email us at [email protected] or give us a call on 1300 133 165

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  tonyjzx on 11/05/2015 - 17:10

  +1

  heaps of ram but AMD?

  hmmm, bit hard to get people to move out of the Intel mentality

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    EarlyBird on 11/05/2015 - 19:28

    This is comparable to the Intel i3.

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  Lukian on 11/05/2015 - 17:21

  +1

  Kinda a good price, can build your own for similar though. But this is SFF.

  For something more casual gaming oriented - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/193482

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    scrimshaw on 11/05/2015 - 17:47

    +1

    This is a business machine, not a gaming machine.

    Has 3 years of warranty.

    Wouldn't be exactly what an average user would be after, though it is significantly better value than purchasing a desktop and paying for the additional 3 years of warranty.

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      tonyjzx on 11/05/2015 - 17:52

      also Win7 Pro and a quick look at this unit shows it has a lot of out of band type imaging functions in the bios

      its not for home users

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        Lukian on 11/05/2015 - 18:05

        How many businesses regularly peruse ozbargain? :)

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        FarQ on 11/05/2015 - 18:23

        @Lukian: The tightar$e ones!

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    Miami Mall Alien on 11/05/2015 - 19:31

    +4

    Kinda a good price, can build your own for similar though. But this is SFF.

    You're comparing apples and oranges. Both hardware-wise and target demographic-wise.

    That Alienware uses laptop components in a highly vendor locked-down configuration and has a warranty that isn't the same galaxy as this HP.

    This HP uses normal, albeit somewhat obscure, off-the-shelf parts. May have a proprietary HP mobo, but that's about it. It is far better supported; BIOS/Driver updates are regular as clockwork, it is tested and guaranteed with hundreds of common hardware combinations, support is on-call 24/7 and you don't need to worry about keeping spares on hand.

    Compared to the bargain bin builds on Whirlpool's PC suggestions, yes they will have better performance for this amount of money, but for enterprise customers anything with a 12 month RTB warranty is going to depreciate like a meteor.

    The whole point of OEM workstations is that you have a measurable and consistent level of depreciation that is offset by the fact that when this box is worth $0, it's warranty has run out and you will have sourced new hardware by that time. Three year hardware cycles are fairly common in IT and if anything goes wrong in that time, you let HP sweat over it.

    A stress-free, fire-and-forget package; managed service providers don't bother tinkering with a 3-year old PC just to get it working, as the amount of time/effort invested in troubleshooting mundane PC issues is usually far better served on projects that'll produce enough revenue to recoup the losses of two dozen crappy PCs. It's usually always cheaper and simpler to replace stuff that's past 2 years old.

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  Miami Mall Alien on 11/05/2015 - 19:20

  The Enterprise HP 3x3x3 warranty with NBD H/W exchange is a fantastic value-add and for this price is virtually unbeatable.
  Extended warranties of this level of coverage will easily cost you the amount of this entire PC for consumer-grade electronics.

  I've had excellent dealings with HP's warranties for servers/enterprise workstations in the past; generally everything has been resolved in a day or two, and HP Technicians are incredibly replacement-happy, they'll just swap any defective parts with brand new ones until you're back up and running regardless of whether it's a DIMM module or the motherboard.

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    chriaj2689 on 11/05/2015 - 20:07

    You must have had a good agent. My dealings with hp were so awful when we moved to dell it was so good no one believed that we were paying less.

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      Miami Mall Alien on 11/05/2015 - 20:29

      From my experiences as an IT managed service provider; in terms of OEMs, both HP and Dell have consistently given the best enterprise support (for workstations).

      From people I talk to, in particular other managed service providers or IT vendors who are high-tier partners with multiple OEMs, they usually also put HP and Dell at the top. I've heard good things about Lenovo as well but never dealt with them personally. Cisco would also be up there in terms of enterprise support and Toshiba I like for business laptops.

      Your particular choice of HP vendor/reseller/partner would not make a lick of difference to your support experience with HP or with any other OEM. In the end they are all on a very tight leash, whose length is governed by the volume of gear they move for that OEM, and unless they're willing to front you spares/parts/replacements as part of some value-added agreement while HP sort out faulty hardware, then there's not much they can do except wait on HP to sort things out. The other exception being if they are a truly massive and crucial HP partner who make up a double-digit percentage of HPs regional sales in that area (and most importantly, if you are a VIP client of theirs), then they may have some leverage over HP.

      Can I ask what exactly went wrong with your support experiences?

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        UncommonName on 11/05/2015 - 21:42

        Gee Amar, whenever I read your writings, it makes me feel sleepy, its that good. How did you learn to write in this manner? Do you have a degree/diploma in creative writing?

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        Miami Mall Alien on 11/05/2015 - 22:17

        @bargainaus: Well thanks and no I don't have a degree in Creative Writing.

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        chriaj2689 on 11/05/2015 - 22:24

        Well we had about 500 workstations they supplied in addition to about 10 servers iirc this was about 3/4 years ago. Server support was faultless (as they would be) but for the workstations always a 4-5 turnaround time for a tech to come out etc. Dell was much more aggressive in terms of pricing and also did a few sweeteners for IT staff. Their support was excellent for the 6 months I was with them before I moved but I still deal with them for all my servers and they are excellent. I've also had bad experiences with hp consumer machines so I'm no longer going back unless there is a good deal (and my mate is a sales engineer or account manager there)

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        Miami Mall Alien on 11/05/2015 - 22:31

        +1

        @chriaj2689: Yeah, specifically what issues were you having though? If it's 4-5 days to replace a blown PSU, that's one thing. 4-5 days to rebuild a corrupted RAID array after a RAID card went sour; that's understandable.

        Though if you're meaning 4-5 days just to be able to schedule an on-site visit; then that is ridiculous for any OEM on the market today.
        Are you sure your warranty SLAs specifically stated a Next Business Day response time?

        I can't speak about 3-4 years ago personally, but that would unheard of today.

        Dell was much more aggressive in terms of pricing

        How did you confirm that and how many vendors did you source quotes from?

        Dealing directly with the manufacturer in my experience has never produced good results and personally I've found Dell's leadtimes and turnaround for actually processing and moving stock really slow. I've had HP server parts flown in from Sydney and installed in a server on the same day in one instance.

        That being said, I think both Dell/HP and probably Lenovo are really as near as makes no difference, as good as each other; hell their workstations are all identical under the hood really, it's just a case of someone has to get unlucky once in a while and someone has to get the duds once in a while.

        Manufacturer direct pricing I've never found acceptable in the slightest; it's always been a case of Googling for about 10 seconds and being able to find a cheaper price from some tiny, two-bit supplier that probably isn't even an official OEM partner.