I agree on everything except the brand.
When servers are involved, I don't want to have to sort out which vendor
is telling me the truth when sh*t happens and the fingers start
pointing. Buying a solid name brand single vendor server is worth the
extra $$ in my time and my peace of mind, not to mention company
downtime.
I was solidly a Compaq server kinda guy until the last couple of years.
Compaq has been going downhill in support and overall reliability. I'm
much more likely to go for a Dell these days.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:10 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: CDW
I've bought name brand and off brand and had good/ bad experiences on
both. One office right now has a Gateway 2000 PC as it's server (only 5
people so there's not much load) but it has hardware problems. The only
way I can resolve is to call Adaptec on the controllers, Seagate on the
drives, Kingston on the RAM and GW2K on the motherboard. My point is
this, with Compaq or whomever, you call Compaq for all the hardware
issues and they replace with very little hassle. If you piece meal a
server from another company or yourself, you now own the component
warranty and it's a pain in the A$$.
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
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-----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 Administrator
Ribelin Lowell & Company
Insurance Brokers, Inc.
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