Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
>Why dont you shop the parts yourself and put them together into a box.
> You can build computers very cheap this way and you are not requested
> to buy a particular shop's hardware set........
>
I do that for my personal systems, but for work systems it's a lot easier to get
everything from one supplier with good after-sales support. That way when
something goes wrong you know exactly who to contact without trying to remember
which part came from where. Also, for work related systems there are a lot more
things to consider financially than just the initial cost - it's a lot better to
spend extra at the beginnning to avoid downtime later.
As for linux, some manufacturors will sell servers wihout any pre-installed
operating system. You are then free to install whatever OS you want onto the
system. They obviously don't offer support for the OS, but there may be third
party vendors who offer linux support.
- Doug
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