From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 7 05:55:44 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7A7916A401 for ; Sat, 7 Apr 2007 05:55:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tibor@tibor.org) Received: from alpha.tibor.org (66-230-99-2-cdsl-rb1.nwc.acsalaska.net [66.230.99.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78F3113C458 for ; Sat, 7 Apr 2007 05:55:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tibor@tibor.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alpha.tibor.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l375bHuB009778; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:37:18 -0800 (AKDT) (envelope-from tibor@tibor.org) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:37:17 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mike Tibor To: "Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET" In-Reply-To: <200704061800.l36I0XA9070351@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> Message-ID: <20070406213421.B99299@alpha.tibor.org> References: <200704061800.l36I0XA9070351@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (alpha.tibor.org [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:37:18 -0800 (AKDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I just want a decent server! X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:55:44 -0000 On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having a heck of a time trying to find somewhere > responsible and responsive to buy a server from. It shouldn't be > a major deal, but it does seem to be. I'm looking to replace > an ASUS AP1600R-S5. I just want something that has the same > sort of setup (Dual Xeons, 4G mem in enough chips I can > remove 1/2 if there a memory issue suspected, 4 small > size hot swap drives), CD/floppy INTERNAL this time, I need a SCSI > on a different port/channel/etc externally for a RAID, and > a redundant power supply would be really nice. > > Trying to get companies to contact me back and > get numbers that make sense is really problematic. > > Am I asking for too much? Or too little? Or > too old (SCSI). > > Thanks, Tuc I've had very good luck with Hard Data ( www.harddata.com ). Quality equal to the big names like Dell and HP, but much cheaper, and experience with the BSDs. Mike