I’ve
bought name brand and off brand and had good/ bad experiences on both. One
office right now has a Gateway 2000 PC as it’s server (only 5 people so there’s
not much load) but it has hardware problems. The only way I can resolve is to
call Adaptec on the controllers, Seagate on the drives, Kingston on the RAM and
GW2K on the motherboard. My point is this, with Compaq or whomever, you call Compaq
for all the hardware issues and they replace with very little hassle. If you
piece meal a server from another company or yourself, you now own the component
warranty and it’s a pain in the A$$. Now from
what I have heard, GWK sells a server and there are a million small shops
selling servers – will they be here in 1 year when the market continues to
spiral down. What utilities and installation software routines do they
accompany with the products? I stick with Compaq on the server as they are
simply the best. My experience,
my $.02. Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584
voice 240-465-0323
Efax -----Original
Message----- There are a lot better
faster and cheaper servers around that don't have a name brand. We used to shop
around until we found a dealer that did white boxes. These are genuine Intel
Boxes that cost a hell of a lot less. My last server we got 2 weeks ago was a
4U box with quad Xeon 700's with an external DPT array holding 7 36GB
harddrives and 4 Gigs of memory. It is a beast of a box that cost us around
16K. I know for a fact I could get the same specs for the Compaq you
ordered for around 6-7k easy. If anyone wants a contact please feel free to
email me. -----Original Message----- Sorry for the OT post, but I'd like hear
the general consensus about CDW. Are they fairly priced? Adequate customer
service? Prompt shipments? etc. etc..... What's everyone's experiences with them?
I've never purchased from CDW before but a recent quote on a new exchange
server is the best I've seen yet. Regards, Sean Martin, MCSE List Charter and FAQ at: DO NOT read, copy or
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