>>> This is getting OT and you are going to end up spending >>> more on redundancy then if you just called Dell and ordered >>> another computer. >> >> I agree with you in that it's cheaper to buy another home >> computer than to design a system with redundancy. >> However that new conputer I would order from Dell probabally >> would not have the redundancy I need in a >> a workstation, and I would just end up back where I started anyway. > > I think you missed my point. If workstation A fails, call Dell and > have another one overnighted, or call Dell today and order a second > workstation to have as a backup or act as a secondary workstation. > > Their Vostros line is cheap (in appearance, components and price), > but is functional, performs well and did I say cheap already, so > you can get 2 for the price of 1 highly redundant system. Ah I got it now thanks. Does the Vostros come with either a bare metal restore tape backup system or RAID ( which is required for my situation)? _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan