[wellylug] IU server & cohosting

[Pete Black]

The older poweredge 350 1U Dells were utter crap, finicky about RAM, 
finicky BIOS, annoying front cover, poor front panel controls, obsolete 
the day they left the factory.

I imagine they have improved a lot, but I switched to IBM x305/x306s 
and never looked back.

2nd hand is a good way to go e.g. trademe, but i wouldn't put any stock 
in the SGI brand for x86 servers - none of the parts will be cheaply 
replaceable, and they are just bog-standard x86 machines in terms of 
architecture and performance.

-Pete


> Hi
>
> Has anyone got any reccomendations for a low end 1U rack mount server 
> (ide or sata drives)?
>
> I would normally build my own servers but a 1U case is $700 odd 
> compared to $1500 for a low end Dell. The dell looks tempting at that 
> price.
>
> any thoughts/comments/experiences appreciated.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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