zep wrote: > > On 05/29/2014 12:11 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:46 AM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: >>> I agree. But I do need a third quote, though I suppose I could get a >>> reseller along with Dell and the HP. I was sort of looking for anther >>> vendor that's got 64 cores in 1U (the Dell's 2U). >> If you are looking for density, shouldn't you be using blade systems? >> I think both HP and Dell have blades that can go to 64 cores. >> > I suspect it's total cores per machine + density; I dunno if <snip> Let me clarify a bit. In the past, we've gotten servers from Penguin, as I said, and they're all Supermicro boxes. I'm not just looking for three quotes - that, I could get easily - I'm looking for other OEMs, in a similar price range (or lower) that might offer us a replacment OEM for Penguin, that offers a) a good price; b) *reliable* systems that they've q/a'd, and c) decent technical support response. On the last, Dell's hard to beat. Sun/Oracle ranks under "none of the above".... So.... mark