Off Topic Server recommendations

[Ryan Rix]

I've really been a fan of my HP Microserver Gen8 for a SOHO type of
thing. Pretty powerful, pretty expandable and cheap too. Doesn't have
IPMI but HP's iLO tech which imo kind of nicer.

Nadim Hoque <nadimhoque at gmail.com> writes:
> I just want to get your experiences regarding server purchases. The
> server is meant for a small business with about 10+ people and does
> not need to be utilized 24/7. I was wondering if I should build my own
> or go with and OEM such as dell. I would consider HP but I do like
> Dell's direct to purchase/customization but I am free for suggestions.
> I was thinking an Xeon E3 quad core, about 8gb of ram, 4 500gb hard
> drives and that should be about it. I am thinking about building my
> own because a lot of the server boards come with IPMI support and the
> Dell model I was looking at was the T1102 which does not inlcude IPMI
> what so ever. Thanks for taking the time.