On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 at 7:58pm, nate wrote > Scott Ehrlich wrote: >> I've priced some 1 and 2U Dell servers. Now, I'd like to perform a price >> comparison of COTS hardware for 1 and 2U servers. What VAR companies do >> people >> recommend I check out for putting machines together? I'm perfectly capable >> of >> installing and swapping hardware components when/where needed, so on-sight >> support is not needed. > > I've bought a few hundred systems from ASA computers > www.asacomputers.com > > They are alright. I've heard lots of good things about Silicon Mechanics > www.siliconmechanics.com. I think I'll be buying a system or two from > them soon, mainly since they are local and I do want on-site support, > don't want to troubleshoot and replace stuff myself. I've been a customer of Silicon Mechanics for a long time, and can recommend them without reserve. Solid systems, good folks, good support. -- Joshua Baker-LePain QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin UCSF