We get most our equipment through Forsythe. But I'm probably buying a different animal than you (Sun). Tim York works for CDW (
momentrider ) if you're looking for a contact on RME.
Well, I was also looking at the Sun X2270. I'll be running VMWare on it so I want an Intel, but other than that I'm open to most any brand.
If this is a personal server I'd piece one together. I've wishfully pieced together a few on newegg... but never hit the "buy" button.
There's something to be said for big business servers and having an account at a place like Dell though. It's nice to have replacement warranty parts same day.
It is "personal" but I want the warranty of a Dell/HP/Sun/IBM/etc. It'll be in the data center I use, which is in Michigan. So when there's a problem with a part, I want to be able to call (whoever I go with) and tell them to send the drive to the data center for replacement.
I've used Dell (currently) at work, I've used HP, I've used Sun (have 6 pizza boxes in my basement rack right now
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), I've used IBM, and I've used homebrew boxes. The easiest to manage by far are any of the non-homebrew boxes. Even when the non-homebrew are out of warranty, they are still easier because I can still call someone and get whatever odd part failed sent to me. I may be able to go through my company and order (it'd be Dell if I did that), but it's generally more hassle than it's worth. Even when we order company servers, we have to have them delivered to our corporate site otherwise they'll get lost
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Thanks for the suggestions so far guys.