On 6/10/05, Jason Williams <jwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks guys for your input. > I was hoping to find some type of 1U server with a decent CPU, good ram > and good disk(s). > Because of the setup I would be running and knowing that I will begin > with 70 users and grow to 100 over the course of about 6 months, I was > trying to plan for that as well. I have "thought" about looking at ebay, > because the server I need, doesn't need to be all powerful. Just > realiable, with good RAM and disks. Given these specs, you might look at the HP Proliant DL145, low-end models show up on eBay at around $1300. On 6/10/05, Chris Robertson <crobertson@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Spend your money on quality parts. For so few users, the speed of the parts > is not going to be too important. Any Pentium II based system would > (likely) be more than enough to handle the load placed by 70 concurrent > users. Memory is certainly important, but most of your cache is going to > wind up on disk. The key words for your server search are "quality" and "redundant". When my job is riding on the service being up, I want a name brand system, two identical units, and all the (automatic) redundancy the company can afford. Kevin Kadow
