The machine we are getting is around $13K with tax and shipping.

Tax? You're a university / government agency. You shouldn't have to pay tax. I'm not sure on the law in California but I didn't think that any state in the US charged tax on purchases for a university.

Anything purchased for end-use, i.e., not for resale, by any entity is liable for the state sales tax. Even if you purchase it from out of state from a vendor that legally isn't required to collect California Sales Tax and have it shipped into California it is still liable for sales tax. Technically, you are suppose to report the purchase to the California State Board of Equalization (isn't that a nice euphemism?) and pay the tax directly.

BTW, this is not just California. Most states have their sales tax (or use tax) laws written in a similar manner.

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The machine we are getting is around $13K with tax and shipping.

Tax? You're a university / government agency. You shouldn't have to pay tax. I'm not sure on the law in California but I didn't think that any state in the US charged tax on purchases for a university.

Anything purchased for end-use, i.e., not for resale, by any entity is liable for the state sales tax. Even if you purchase it from out of state from a vendor that legally isn't required to collect California Sales Tax and have it shipped into California it is still liable for sales tax. Technically, you are suppose to report the purchase to the California State Board of Equalization (isn't that a nice euphemism?) and pay the tax directly.

BTW, this is not just California. Most states have their sales tax (or use tax) laws written in a similar manner.

Yes, but the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley quasi-are the State of California. Not sure they owe sales/use tax to themselves.

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At least in Colorado, any state based agency is tax exempt. Not much point in paying tax for something and have that tax revenue be the source of your budget in the first point. So I would think that any purchase by the guys would be tax exempt.

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At least in Colorado, any state based agency is tax exempt. Not much point in paying tax for something and have that tax revenue be the source of your budget in the first point. So I would think that any purchase by the guys would be tax exempt.

Here in California, state agencies do pay state sales tax - and yes, it does seem circular! The idea was that the state agency's sales tax would get split up in the General Fund... AFAIK, only police, fire, and EMS services are totally exempt from sales tax...

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Hello, from Albany, CA!...

At least in Colorado, any state based agency is tax exempt. Not much point in paying tax for something and have that tax revenue be the source of your budget in the first point. So I would think that any purchase by the guys would be tax exempt.

Here in California, state agencies do pay state sales tax - and yes, it does seem circular! The idea was that the state agency's sales tax would get split up in the General Fund... AFAIK, only police, fire, and EMS services are totally exempt from sales tax...

I think that's why the State perversely calls it the Board of Equalization.

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Want the new specs............
One with SSD's, one without?

What did we buy?

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

SSD's are a great source of mystery problems.. I do hope without.

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Janice

SSD's are a great source of mystery problems.. I do hope without.

If they are spec'd and approved in the 'as supplied' configuration, I approve SSDs....
As I understand the in house warranty is 2 years.

So, if they don't perform correctly in that timeframe, we have recourse.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

SSD's are a great source of mystery problems.. I do hope without.

If they are spec'd and approved in the 'as supplied' configuration, I approve SSDs....
As I understand the in house warranty is 2 years.

So, if they don't perform correctly in that timeframe, we have recourse.

I hope that they go with SATA;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive#Disadvantages

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lsi.com%2FDistributionSystem%2FUser%2FAssetMgr.aspx%3Fasset%3D52971&rct=j&q=lsi%202008%208%20port%20sas%20&ei=bPk4TenVNIG0lQfnm5ymBw&usg=AFQjCNFbvBIXWyH5vf8kkAJxZ1soEswTWA&cad=rja

did the system come with integrated lsi 2008 8 port sas? if so, battery backup?

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The text above approaches levels for me not to respond. Phuuw heew.

Please sirs, take it easy.

For now.