[ale] [OT] good hardware for a learner!

[LnxGnome]

I've bought a couple of HP 1U servers from savemyservers a couple of
years back.  Decent prices.  They'll reconfigure things however you
want.  Don't forget to buy the rails (which are not so cheap).

On 4/13/16 11:56 PM, Scott M. Jones wrote:
> savemyserver.com <http://savemyserver.com> is local. They're on
> Satellite Blvd. in Suwanee. Maybe you can go up there and save
> shipping costs?
>
> On Apr 13, 2016, at 11:23 PM, Scott M. Jones <eff at dragoncon.org
> <mailto:eff at dragoncon.org>> wrote:
>
>> Does it have a loud fan? That might be the down side...
>>
>> On Apr 12, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't push hardware unless it's mine or I'm just drooling over it.
>>>
>>> However....
>>>
>>> http://ebay.to/1VSdviy
>>>
>>> That's a bitly link to an ebay listing for several Dell 1U systems.
>>> They have the basics of everything to get jumping on Linux from
>>> power management to virtualization all for $213 (including
>>> shipping). These are reliable, solid machines that are out of date
>>> for current commercial use (DDR2 RAM is far more costly that DDR3
>>> per GB) but perfect for someone who wants server-class gear at home
>>> to learn on.
>>>
>>> I usually get supermicro but they all have odd quirks that make them
>>> a pain. New ones are a great deal on that price/power/pain curve.
>>> Dell is over priced when new. IBM is stupidly over priced new (and
>>> used!).
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02
>>
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