Bert, Indy, Cary:
i would like to change to client server - I did not start on that platform b/c of price and percieved need for intense IT support. It seems prices have dropped and Dell is marketing beginer servers to non IT people like myself.
The above discussion, although fascinating is potentially discouraging. I would not want to go through what Cary just described. It would drive me to entertain the SAAS EMR options. I appreciate "the voodoo that you doo soo well..." but I do not have the passion for another learning curve and dedicated IT support I suspect would be expensive. Please tell me all that tech voodoo was necessary b/c you were trying to get a vintage system to perform at today's performance expectations.
I would like to demonstate to my collegue that AC5 on a server is cost effective, more secure, robust and feature rich than some of the "free" SAAS based offerings. He and I are discussing PracticeFusion.
I hope to show that windows 7 on thin clients, a Dell T310, 410 or 610 running SBS -is a cost effective alternative. This may be difficult. BTW, broad band delivery is improving nationwide - do you think AC or some enterprising intermediary will ever provide AC as SAAS? I think in a yr or two most of the limitations making broadband unattractive will be solved - different post.
Indy, I would be very interested in working with you to get volume pricing - Dell's web site seems higher than what was quoted on another post. I am thinking 3 thin clients - windows7 and the Dell T310 (410 if price right) + the other network "stuff."
Bert, the T310 has swapping HDs which is my essential requirement - it has a very nice price. Was your recommendation to Cary of T610 based on his users? - T410 comes with SQL and a heafty price hike over T310. I thought AC4 and AC5 included a working version of SQL - At peak use i would expect at most 6 people accessing AC -
gentlemen, it is late.
GIno
