New business startup help/suggestions/info needed

[foodog@uswest.net]

FWIW, we've had nearly a dozen servers built around an Intel
N440BX mobo varying from PIII 450 w/ 256MB ECC RAM to PIII
600 w/ 1GB RAM, all single processor but capable of upgrade
to dual.  No problem at all with them. I'm not suggesting
that Dell's a bad choice, just that it can be less expensive
to roll your own.

P.S.  Fry's has a "Quantum Atlas III" 18GB SCSI-3 drive for
'bout $219 now (normal $269?).  They run really hot, but if
you stick em into one of the removable carriers w/ dual fans
in front they're quite the happy little storage solution. 
I'm also in love w/ the Adaptec AAA-131U2 for cheap, _fast_
RAID.  Very reliable.  3 of the Quantums, 3 carriers and the
Adaptec and you've got 36GB at RAID 5 for somewhere around
$1600...

Personally, I wouldn't bring up a production server without
RAID.
Steve

> Mark Peoples wrote:
> 
> I only trust Dell PowerEdge servers, but I'm sure others
> have had success with custom-built stuff too.
> 
> For the workstations, try looking at the netpc deals that
> MSI has. www.msicomputer.com  I'll probably get a few of
> these myself for terminals around the pad (eg, one it the
> kitchen to look at recipes, one in the crapper for sunday
> morning news, etc etc) since they aren't very expensive
> and are somewhat flexible.

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