Re: [Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation?

2011-07-16 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Robert La Ferla I am looking for a hardware recommendation for a Linux server. Price under $500 ($300 ideal). It should be small form factor, have 1-2 gigabit ethernet ports (2

Re: [Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation?

2011-07-16 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Feldman While Dell does make decent consumer grade PCs, I still question their servers. The HP ProLiant (eg. Compaq) has a long history of stability. The DL 380 is a real

Re: [Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation?

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 07/16/2011 10:19 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Feldman While Dell does make decent consumer grade PCs, I still question their servers. The HP ProLiant (eg. Compaq) has a

[Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation?

2011-07-15 Thread Robert La Ferla
I am looking for a hardware recommendation for a Linux server. Price under $500 ($300 ideal). It should be small form factor, have 1-2 gigabit ethernet ports (2 is preferred but not required), 8-16GB RAM. I have a 64GB SATA SSD I can use for it. The system will run a web server, email, and

Re: [Discuss] Small Linux server recommendation?

2011-07-15 Thread Benjamin Carr
Robert, I am looking for a hardware recommendation for a Linux server. Price under $500 ($300 ideal). What should I be looking at? Shuttle? Dell? I am personally enamored of the HP Proliant Microserver if you don't need heavy lifting on this server and power is a consideration. It has a