I buy HPE where I can, but "stop buying their shit" isn't in any company guidelines and even people like me who dictate what the company buys ends up dealing with Dell and Lenovo server dogshit systems from other vendors.
I have 3 lenovo thinksystem racks with the oldest being from 2015 and the newest v3 from late last year. I also have various other servers and storage of theirs.
They, Lenovo CAN be good, BUT Lenovo dislikes customers who want to have a 7-10yr life cycle and while we strive to keep it at 5-6 years, some have to go to 7-8 which is where Lenovo gets shitty. Lenovo supports their stuff for 5 years and that's literally not even arguable because they say it everywhere. Yes, you can keep it as long as you want but they, Lenovo will not support it. This is where I try to use HPE as they allow some of their products to get updates for decades... HPE MSA storage, Alletra/Nimble storage and HPE DL3xx servers specifically. We're also an Aruba shop, which is now HPE so it just works best for us.
I'm with you on the ridiculous iLO / BMC crap though.
We used to have dell workstations at work and they were terrible. At one point we wanted to remove the heat sink on one of the systems because it was full of dust and was overheating, doing this was made virtually impossible by the placement of the screws. I assume Dell made the computer they had access to transdimensional screwdriver that can phase through matter.
Had a paid version for a while dediced to cancel and was offered three months for half the price that while being more than zero is half of what I paid earlier.
Once it dies will shop around or get a free model to toy with locally.
Don’t know how much you’re into AI models, but if you’re looking for one to play with locally, a couple open-source and open-weight ones that come to mind are one of DeepSeek’s, or Mistral AI.
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comador@lemmy.world · 86 pts · 263d
32 minutes waiting for Dell Tech Support
Finally get in and they say their system is down.
Is your system based on ChatGPT? I asked.
I think so she says.
fml. ridiculous.
echodot@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 262d
Your first mistake was buying a Dell machine.
YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 262d
comador@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
Dell Premier Business actually and their servers aren't bad.
Their service and support however are absolutely worthless.
Reygle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 262d
This has been the case for 30 years. STOP. BUYING. THEIR. SHIT.
comador@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
Longer than 30 years I assure you.
I buy HPE where I can, but "stop buying their shit" isn't in any company guidelines and even people like me who dictate what the company buys ends up dealing with Dell and Lenovo server dogshit systems from other vendors.
Literally unavoidable.
Reygle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
Have not had that sort of shitty experience with Lenovo servers so far, 4 years in. At least they don't make you license your BMC like HPE does.
comador@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d
I have 3 lenovo thinksystem racks with the oldest being from 2015 and the newest v3 from late last year. I also have various other servers and storage of theirs.
They, Lenovo CAN be good, BUT Lenovo dislikes customers who want to have a 7-10yr life cycle and while we strive to keep it at 5-6 years, some have to go to 7-8 which is where Lenovo gets shitty. Lenovo supports their stuff for 5 years and that's literally not even arguable because they say it everywhere. Yes, you can keep it as long as you want but they, Lenovo will not support it. This is where I try to use HPE as they allow some of their products to get updates for decades... HPE MSA storage, Alletra/Nimble storage and HPE DL3xx servers specifically. We're also an Aruba shop, which is now HPE so it just works best for us.
I'm with you on the ridiculous iLO / BMC crap though.
Reygle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
Interesting perspective you have. Thanks for the info!
echodot@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 262d
We used to have dell workstations at work and they were terrible. At one point we wanted to remove the heat sink on one of the systems because it was full of dust and was overheating, doing this was made virtually impossible by the placement of the screws. I assume Dell made the computer they had access to transdimensional screwdriver that can phase through matter.
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 38 pts · 263d
Oh, so that's why my reddit post got no comments
spongebue@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 263d
Oh no!
Anyway...
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 263d
I should do a kickstarter for a wifi connected butt plug that starts vibrating anytime a major AI providers system goes offline.
univers3man@piefed.world · 21 pts · 263d
ChatCBT
billwashere@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d
Well crap it was taken already…
firepenny@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 263d
Let it stay down.
SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world · 14 pts · 263d
I noticed a drop in scam emails.
No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 263d
Had a paid version for a while dediced to cancel and was offered three months for half the price that while being more than zero is half of what I paid earlier.
Once it dies will shop around or get a free model to toy with locally.
lmr0x61@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 263d
Don’t know how much you’re into AI models, but if you’re looking for one to play with locally, a couple open-source and open-weight ones that come to mind are one of DeepSeek’s, or Mistral AI.
No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 263d
Thank you for the suggestions, will look into it
lobut@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 263d
Some people say you can buy the tokens instead of a monthly subscription. They're not as openly offered as they get more cash from monthly obviously.
iconic_admin@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 263d
Thousands of users “affected”. Just go do something else.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
Something that actually activates the brain again, for example.
OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 263d
At least your teacher will know why students submitted their assignments late.
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 262d
Just checked, my local llama.cpp instance is still up. No, you can't use it.
puppinstuff@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 262d
And yet my own skills and experience are still at my fingertips.
DaMummy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 263d
All right. Which one of you asked it what the Hannibal Directive is again!?