→Considerations: we should lower expectance of hardware uniformity to "we use the same vendor.
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==Background==
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* uniform hardware:
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** An adimrable goal, but we're not running a computer lab with 20 identical machines. They have different use profiles, and we should spec hardware for usage primarily, and consistency where possible. Using a single vendor is a big win in terms of support.