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-----
From: Michael
Belli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:52
PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin
Issues
Subject: RE:
CDW
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-----
From: Sean
Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 4:09
PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin
Issues
Subject: OT:
CDW
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
Network
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