[Wlug] Hardware Vendor Search (a bit off list)

[Jamie Guinan]

I had a really bad experience trying to buy a 1U server from a vendor 
I saw in Linux Journal, thinking I'd support a "linux-friendly" 
company.  Well, after they charged my CC, it took them 3 *weeks* to 
start the system burn-in, the system *failed* burn-in, they said it 
would take at least another week... so I finally told them to screw 
off and got my money back.

I ended up buying a dirt-cheap 1U Celeron (Cybertron) from 
TigerDirect, which I colo'd with a Level3 reseller in Cambridge.  Its 
been humming along for 2 years so far.

So if you're willing forego the "value add" (pronounced with dripping 
sarcasm and doing the "quotes" motion with my fingers) that some 
vendors might provide, and you can install and configure your own 
Linux distro, you might try TigerDirect or another generic online 
vendor.

-Jamie


On Fri, 8 Jun 2007, Tal Cohen wrote:

> Does anyone know a good, reliable, hardware vendor that they can recommend?
> I need to purchase 4-7 2U servers and our existing vendor is dragging his
> feet.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> Tal