On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 05:42:21PM +1000, Doug Stalker wrote:
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> 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........
> >
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> 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.
Two good places for this sort of thing are
www.cetustech.com.au and www.compware.com.au
Just email the relevant address with the full specs of the box you want ie
which motherboardbrand of HD etc and assuming they have everything in stock you
usually get a fully built box in a couple of days. You can even build your box at your
own box using a webpage at compware even easier :)
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> - Doug
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