Re: OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200

2009-07-15 Thread Karl Vogel
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:04 +0300, Peter peterp...@aboutsupport.com said: P I wanted to get some feedback about HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200 P since if they are more silent than supermicro I can go with them. Something else to consider - I have two IBM x3400 boxes running 7.1, but

Re: OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200

2009-07-14 Thread Matthew Seaman
Peter wrote: Hello, We are about to buy 1U rack mount server for the office. The server room is small and close to meeting room so we have two priorities: 1)Good FreeBSD support. 2) Low noise level (!) Speed is not a priority, system load will be small. Which one will you recommend ? HP

Re: OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200

2009-07-14 Thread Tim Judd
On 7/13/09, Peter peterp...@aboutsupport.com wrote: Hello, We are about to buy 1U rack mount server for the office. The server room is small and close to meeting room so we have two priorities: 1)Good FreeBSD support. 2) Low noise level (!) Speed is not a priority, system load will be

Re: OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200

2009-07-14 Thread Peter
Tim Judd wrote: On 7/13/09, Peter peterp...@aboutsupport.com wrote: Building your own box is more likely to support naturally and best option than HP/IBM/Dell if you want complete customization -- but you or your company may prefer a commercial support option if things go awry. Good luck.

OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200

2009-07-13 Thread Peter
Hello, We are about to buy 1U rack mount server for the office. The server room is small and close to meeting room so we have two priorities: 1)Good FreeBSD support. 2) Low noise level (!) Speed is not a priority, system load will be small. Which one will you recommend ? HP DL160G5 E5405