On Tue, 4 Dec 2018 11:32:17 -0500 (EST)
Rob Landry <[email protected]> wrote:
> I often prefer to build my own machines
> around motherboards of my choosing.
If I have a specific application for which I can't buy off the shelf,
such as a machine that will host 16 10T SATA drives, or a machine that
will host 7 or 8 Rivendell virtual machines, then yes, I prefer to
build it with parts of my choosing, largely for high compatibility, BUT...
If at all possible, I will always go with an off-the-shelf box from the
local comfuser store, so that "the next guy" doesn't have to reverse
engineer what I was thinking at the time.
My favorite laptops are Dell.
I have a few HP/Compaq servers. ( which are NOISY !! )
I have a dozen or so special purpose-built.
I'm also not opposed to buying a "machine" for hardware reliability, and
repurposing it to something else.
My personal house server, and my personal Spam-O-Matic are running on
off the shelf IsIS TS-1000 routers with boosted RAM and RAID-1 laptop hard
drives.
( I considered Cisco switches, but the software gets tricky )
(( I do have a 48 port router/firewall built from 1 TS-1000 and a Cisco 3560G
with highly customized ( but commercially supported ) software/OS ))
--
Cowboy
Grief is the Reminder that we Loved.
And were Loved.
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