Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 02:01:15 -0600 From: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rackmount MP AMD boxes? Message-ID: <20050516020115.798ae205.kgunders@teamcool.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20050516001815.00ab1b70@pop.redshift.com> References: <3.0.1.32.20050515211634.00b041d8@pop.redshift.com> <m28y2hxitg.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> <3.0.1.32.20050515211634.00b041d8@pop.redshift.com> <3.0.1.32.20050516001815.00ab1b70@pop.redshift.com>
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On Mon, 16 May 2005 00:18:15 -0700 ray@redshift.com wrote: > | My distributor was temporarily out of stock so I tried to do some biz > | w/ these guys recently. They kept pushing Intel, Intel, Intel... > | Prices were way higher than I could get elsewhere and they told me in > | not so many words that I was too small time to be of much interest to > | them. A few hundred nodes might pique their interest but one certainly > | didn't. Did talk w/one of their tech guys for about an hour or so and > | he was quite knowledgeable and helpful. Experience w/sales dept. was > | just the opposite. Arrogant would sum it up... > > Hi Ken, > > That's odd - how long ago was this? I believe they are mainly an AMD provider > and don't do much with Intel (or at least haven't in the last year or so). Do > you happen to remember the name of the person you spoke with? I would estimate it was about 4-5 weeks ago. Sorry but I don't recall any names. Tech guy was good. Sales guy I got transferred to was supposedly one of the head honchos. Don't recall specifics but I have vague recollection of Indian (?) accent and that he may have been part owner and/or manager. Anyhow, I have a reseller's license and he was only willing to give me something like 3% off retail website prices, wh/ were on the high side to begin with. And like I mentioned previously, pretty much told me in so many words that I wasn't worth their time. Attitude was definitely one of them doing me the favor by selling to me rather than me doing them the favor of giving them my business. > I've had only great luck with them, even on small orders like a few hard > drives, 1 or 2 servers, etc. If you speak directly with Eren - his e-mail > address is (eniazi@ossmail.com) - I would think you'd have similar luck :-) > > Eren is a very nice and very helpful guy. Glad they've worked out well for you but I'd certainly never consider them ever again unless I was in a real bind and out of options. I may have only been dropping 4 grand but for me that's not mere chump change and I didn't appreciate being treated like one. -- Best regards, Ken Gunderson GPG Key-- 9F5179FD "Freedom begins between the ears." -- Edward Abbey
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