{"id":693,"date":"2008-01-09T10:50:35","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/01\/09\/server-buying-experience"},"modified":"2008-01-09T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T15:51:41","slug":"server-buying-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/01\/09\/server-buying-experience","title":{"rendered":"Server buying experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My recent server buying experience has been interesting. I contacted a local company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serverware.com.my\/index.html\">ServerWare<\/a>, seeing that they had some interesting servers &#8211; 4 disks, in a 1U configuration? Mmrm. To my dismay, they were trying very hard to not sell me parts, but complete systems, with prices that were about 30% greater than what I could get at Dell. The clincher, was when I was told that server SATA2 disks are different from desktop SATA2 disks, and there was no way I was going to get these disks so cheaply. Ahem, on Saturday, I took&nbsp; a trip to Low Yat, and picked up a couple of 500GB SATA2 disks, remember? <\/p>\n<p>So, it was down to calling Dell. Found my regular sales consultant whom I dealt with about a year ago, got the quote brought down from what the website said (I love how you can haggle with Dell, to get a bargain). Demanded a quick delivery (Friday, they tell me). With a nice 3-year next-day-on-site warranty. For 30% less than ServerWare. Without the hassles of being treated like an idiot.<\/p>\n<p>On IRC, I mentioned that I was going to blog-mouth ServerWare. Consider this, just that. Its interesting to note that on the LUV lists, there is also chat about getting a 1U server. A lot of recommendations for Sun and Dell hardware. Apparently, Sun can provide even cheaper hardware than Dell! HP is also in the mix. No mention of off-the-shelf local companies in Melbourne though.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, can&#8217;t come any sooner. Already booked a slot to be in the data center on Saturday morning, I&#8217;m hoping all services are up and running by then. And in future, I&#8217;ve got to think about backups &#8211; <b>any recommendations for Xen instance hosting that is affordable<\/b>? Purely for emergency use&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Technorati Tags: <a class=\"performancingtags\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/crass%20commercialism\" rel=\"tag\">crass commercialism<\/a>, <a class=\"performancingtags\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/serverware\" rel=\"tag\">serverware<\/a>, <a class=\"performancingtags\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/dell\" rel=\"tag\">dell<\/a>, <a class=\"performancingtags\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/1u\" rel=\"tag\">1u<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My recent server buying experience has been interesting. I contacted a local company, ServerWare, seeing that they had some interesting servers &#8211; 4 disks, in a 1U configuration? Mmrm. 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