>>>>> "FW" == Frank Wiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
FW> I believe I had expressed some problems with Dell in the past, but FW> it really isn't a quality control issue that I have seen. It is more FW> of a Linux support issue. Lately I've been running into problems with Ditto that experience, but with FreeBSD. FW> getting particular parts of system working under Linux (raid cards, FW> SATA drives, Ethernet cards) or I can get it working, but it FW> performs badly ( PERC cards vs say a Mylex card ). Drivers for their devices are not problems, but performance is. Their RAID cards are either Adaptec or LSI, but people who use the "real" branded versions of those cards always seem to get better performance. Way better. I'm considering FreeBSD systems and a custom built configuration right now. Very hard decision to make. For desktops and web/office servers, I still like the Dells. Just not for the DB servers anymore. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Vivek Khera, Ph.D. Khera Communications, Inc. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockville, MD +1-301-869-4449 x806 AIM: vivekkhera Y!: vivek_khera http://www.khera.org/~vivek/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
