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So The company I work for, of course was suckered into buying a computer with the Global S. It happens to be a Lenovo computer. It comes with a HDD, (even though I have heard Hexagon representatives, praise that you have an SSD) 2 X 8GB of Ram. When talking to them, I always hear "You should have more RAM" but everytime that I responded "We got the computer from you" They quickly respond "Well, That should be sufficient, that's what's on my computer" Rolling eyes Anyway I ordered more RAM actually HYPER <<< something like that, DDR4. That's what this Junk calls for. So I plug them in, Turn on the PC, beeps 3 times, and nothing, tried everything even take the little battery out and put it back. Nothing. So I went to the Lenovo website, so it turns out, there only a couple of companies that the memory sticks are compatible with this computer, so had to return the sticks and take a restocking fee loss. I did upgrade the HDD to an SSD. I have ranted on this before. They sold them a plate that didn't fit the CMM, The tool changer was not adjustable, it stood high and proud, but in the way of Calibration ball, had to take that off and on, timewaster, So now I am just waiting for the other Ram to come in, Just throwing this out there, if your ever in the market to buy a new machine. Do your homework or you might get bamboozled.
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  • Dear Kirbster269,

    So sorry to hear about your misadventures this fine Moanday Mourning. Did you know it's the 21st century already? I just ask because I recall pretty clearly even through the haze of decades past, the first time I need to buy and add memory to a computer. It was 1986. And do you know that even then it was fairly well known among those who routinely did such things that it was important to properly spec the memory for the system it was to be installed on. Likewise, it has been discussed here and elsewhere many times that the workstations provided by Hexagon with the purchase of a CMM machine are barely adequately powered and markedup. The last purchase of a Global that was fully at my discretion to spec, I choose to buy a superior workstation directly from Dell. Hexagon, reasonably, required we ship that computer to Rhode Island so they could bring up and full test the complete actual system at their factory before sending it all to me in Houston. My point dear Kirbster269, if that's even your real name, and you are still bothering to read this missive, is that while you may have some legitimate complaints with regards to some of the items in your little vent, it seems mostly to be a lancing of emotion that has been nurtured and allowed to swell into a massive boil, all quite unnecessarily. A CMM machine is a complex system comprised of modern digital technology. One cannot simply bolt on any old flux capacitor and go merrily hyper reporting about as if compatibility and due diligence were as superficial as a Kardashian. You sir are actually doing us all a disservice. When you lump valid and vapid complaints together into a vague, nearly unanswerable diatribe there is no foundation from which to construct upon the criticism. I propose instead, the next time you need to make a purchase of this sort you find someone who understands the specifications of computers and memory to consult. Unless you are one of those who like the dejamoomoo of repeating the mistakes of one's past. But then, I like logic and science for work and politics, preferring to reserve emotion for poetry and personal relationships. HTH & ymmv.

    Best Regards,
    -Wes

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  • Dear Kirbster269,

    So sorry to hear about your misadventures this fine Moanday Mourning. Did you know it's the 21st century already? I just ask because I recall pretty clearly even through the haze of decades past, the first time I need to buy and add memory to a computer. It was 1986. And do you know that even then it was fairly well known among those who routinely did such things that it was important to properly spec the memory for the system it was to be installed on. Likewise, it has been discussed here and elsewhere many times that the workstations provided by Hexagon with the purchase of a CMM machine are barely adequately powered and markedup. The last purchase of a Global that was fully at my discretion to spec, I choose to buy a superior workstation directly from Dell. Hexagon, reasonably, required we ship that computer to Rhode Island so they could bring up and full test the complete actual system at their factory before sending it all to me in Houston. My point dear Kirbster269, if that's even your real name, and you are still bothering to read this missive, is that while you may have some legitimate complaints with regards to some of the items in your little vent, it seems mostly to be a lancing of emotion that has been nurtured and allowed to swell into a massive boil, all quite unnecessarily. A CMM machine is a complex system comprised of modern digital technology. One cannot simply bolt on any old flux capacitor and go merrily hyper reporting about as if compatibility and due diligence were as superficial as a Kardashian. You sir are actually doing us all a disservice. When you lump valid and vapid complaints together into a vague, nearly unanswerable diatribe there is no foundation from which to construct upon the criticism. I propose instead, the next time you need to make a purchase of this sort you find someone who understands the specifications of computers and memory to consult. Unless you are one of those who like the dejamoomoo of repeating the mistakes of one's past. But then, I like logic and science for work and politics, preferring to reserve emotion for poetry and personal relationships. HTH & ymmv.

    Best Regards,
    -Wes

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