Agreed, with some thought there are scenarios where it might work. The white box environment I walked into actually made some sense at the time - the company providing IT support also sold said white box machines. Problem is when that company quit supporting the client the new support company (err, me) had to deal with "semi-standard" (aOpen) machines.
I try to consider what anyone coming in after me might have to deal with - if they choose to have support from someone other than my company in the future I'd hate to have them come in and support some proprietary crap. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RIS, GUIDs and Cheap Mobos White boxes *can* work in a business setting, but you have to be absolutely ANAL about the hardware you use. For most people it's simpler just to use Dell or HP or Lenovo. If one were go to the whitebox route Intel and SuperMicro boards aren't half-bad: some OEMs use Intel-brand motherboards (HP is one big one). However, most of what's out there for a DIY'er is completely inappropriate at best, or a disaster area waiting to happen at worst. David Lum wrote: > White boxes for business use, blech! Been there, walked into that, > changed from that as fast as money would allow. -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
