[BlueOnyx:05245] Re: new hardware

[Kristian Eklund]

Hi,

> I need to buy a server to replace my aging 550 and my newer BX box
> (BX box is an old p3 with 512 meg of memory.  Put it together to test
> it out, then put it into production, but now it's at it's max)
>
> Any suggestions from "the masters" on what machine buy?
>
> Note: My server guru of old recommended the 550 back in the day but
> they went EOL 3 months after I bought it.  I don't want to go thru that again.

Purchase any Dell or HP server and you'll be set. Don't buy some crappy 
SuperMicro or other home-made crap.

With most Dell's you already get 3 year NBD but with HP you usually need 
to purchase an extra CarePak.

When it comes to servers and support you really get what you pay for.

/Kristian