Re: Dell vs. SuperMicro: Reliabilty and parts availability

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So I guess you have not had to deal with parts from them. True?

Do you use their cases as well? The next post (wedor) had trouble with
the power supplies.

(I suspicion the problem with Dell is because the PowerEdge 2300 is well
off warranty and parts are buried deep.)

Thanks, David


"Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP]" <chad.gross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> 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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