Re: Dell vs. SuperMicro: Reliabilty and parts availability



David F wrote:
> Anyone have experience with these mfg for servers? Comments?
>
> I'm tired of dealing with Dell's way of delivering parts--sometimes
> slow, sometimes unreliable, often poor communication via India.
>
> If SuperMicro any better?
>
> Thanks, David

I try to avoid Dell machines - just too many headaches. And I'm not a big
fan of HP either. We build our own servers and almost always use SuperMicro
motherboards - and they've been rock solid. I've never had a single issue
with a SuperMicro board.

--

Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
SBS ROCKS!

http://msmvps.com/cgross


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