roger schmeits wrote: > Would the savings be enough to justify going down this road? >
Thats an open ended question.... It comes down to how much is your time worth? If you build your own system, you *are* hardware support. I suppose if you break it down, it becomes: 1.) I am / I am not familiar with the hardware I am proposing to use in this server. If I am familiar with it, I can support now without a learning curve. If I am not familiar with it, I have a learning curve that could be expensive regarding time and money. 2.) If the system goes down, how quickly can I get replacement part(s)? Can I get replacement parts on my own as fast or faster than compaq/IBM/whoever? 3.) What happens when I am on vacation or otherwise not in the office and the machine fails? Personally, in a business environment, I do not want to hork around with hardware. If it fails, don't call me, call the hardware dude at the company we purchased it from. Best Peck _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
