Re: Why not Dell?

On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, Piet van Weel wrote:

> Quite honestly, there isn't a reason in the world. As with any company
> that produces computers and systems there is always the possibility of a
> bad computer; however, in general many computer manufacturers produce ok
> computers. So if you're looking for a Dell type, and a dell fits your
> needs. Then by all means go with what you know.

Agreed. I'm pretty bullish on IBMs, myself, they're onboard diagnostics
(RSA) and chipkill memory are fantastic. Look at the x3400 series, it's a
tower server like the Dell and in the same price range.

> As for the Xserves.... They're out now, but the quad core... your going
> to have to wait a bit.

Given the price why would you every buy an Xserve unless you really want to
run OSX? I don't get that. If you're planning on running Linux I don't see
Apple as a cost-effective option. Of course, I've never seriously
considered them either, so feel free to educate me.

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Received on Sat Sep 9 11:17:34 2006