Re: Annoying pedantry
"Military stuff always comes at eye-watering mark-ups even where it doesn't make sense. "
Apart from where "toughness" is required, thus ramping up the price, warranty repairs can be a bit difficult. If any part of a PC is or has ever been used for "secret" work, then any part with storage can't be removed from site and returned for warranty replacement. And these days, apart from the physical case, pretty much every sub-system has programmable firmware chips or some sort of storage on it. All those items could potentially store data for exfiltration, even if just credentials. That usually means on-site repairs to IT kit cost more because no one in the supply chain can pass the faulty bits down the line to the manufacturer for replacement. This is all factored into the sale price.
Yes, I have had dealing with the MoD.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
