On 09/27/2012 03:44 PM, Scott Marlowe wrote:
This 100x this. We used to buy our boxes from aberdeeninc.com and got a 5 year replacement parts warranty included. We spent ~$10k on a server that was right around $18k from dell for the same numbers and a 3 year warranty.
Whatever you do, go for the Intel ethernet adaptor option. We've had so many headaches with integrated broadcom NICs. :(
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