Nate Carlson wrote: > On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, greg wm wrote: >> i'm ready to drop some $ for 2 simple servers, no m$ software, could >> be custom built, could be stock metal. general nanosystems seems good >> but i haven't really become acquainted around town that much yet. > > For work, we buy Dell.. the 4-hr warranty is nice (as long as you get a > technician that trusts that you have reasonable hardware diagnostic > skills, and that the part you say is dead is indeed dead -- if the tech > is annoying, I usually just keep asking for supervisors/managers until I > get someone that'll give me the replacement parts), and I don't trust > myself to build 1u/2u servers with proper cooling. If you buy at the > right time, with the right coupon codes (and/or a sales rep who likes > you), you can get some killer deals. > > For home, where I'm still tower servers, I just build 'em myself with > parts from NewEgg. I've heard good things about MWave's builds - you > pick the parts and they put it together for you. > Likewise Dell at my office, overall happy with them. Service has been good for the most part, pricing is pretty cheap. I would say they don't suck more than anyone else. Do wish they had Opteron servers though. IIRC, you can get certified by Dell on their hardware for a relatively low price and they will just order you a hard drive when you tell them the hard drive is bad, or a motherboard if you say it is bad. I've been planning on doing this eventually in my copious free time :) If it's a box for your work, and you are going to be at all dependent upon it, order from a known reputable seller who will be there to support you tomorrow. You don't necessarily have to pay a lot to get this. Josh