I have run both Dell and Supermicro and have had good luck with both. If I had my choice, I would select Supermicro because I like the upgradeability over Dell. That being said, I still have two Dell R200's in my lab running ProxmoxVE environment that I use to do product simulations early in the R&D cycle that run great. But if you want absolute Linux compatibility... look at System76. HTH Kevin On Aug 21, 2010 1:37 PM, "Bryan O'Neal" < Bryan.ONeal@theonealandassociates.com> wrote: I would like to second my vote for Dell - I have had to work on some old SuperMicro machines and it was never pleasant. Dell on the other hand has so many killer tools and so much information and such helpful linux people that I have never had a complaint. BTW I can hook you up with my OEM reseller - may get you a better discount, then again it may not. But always purchase as a business from Dell not an individual - I hear the individual support kinda bites and it requires nothing to be a business. On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Stephen wrote: > I have noticed dell does ... > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ----------------------------------... PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss