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Bob Thomas · 07-14-2004, 12:50 PM

I got a question for anyone that may know anything about servers.

I have to puchase a new server for work. The company that manages our Data Management System suggested we get at least a 30 gb hard drive, 2 gig RAM and misc. items. They also suggested we get a pentium 4 processor.

Since I have never purchased a server before and have little knowledge, does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a good server with these attributes? I contacted Dell and Gateway. So far, gateway seems to have the better deal but they use the Xeon processor. What's the difference between the Pentium 4 and the Xeon?

Any do's or don'ts when buying these things?

Thanks for the help

07-14-2004, 12:50 PM	#1
Bob Thomas No Shorts On iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bassachusetts Posts: 1,109	Question for IT folks I got a question for anyone that may know anything about servers. I have to puchase a new server for work. The company that manages our Data Management System suggested we get at least a 30 gb hard drive, 2 gig RAM and misc. items. They also suggested we get a pentium 4 processor. Since I have never purchased a server before and have little knowledge, does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a good server with these attributes? I contacted Dell and Gateway. So far, gateway seems to have the better deal but they use the Xeon processor. What's the difference between the Pentium 4 and the Xeon? Any do's or don'ts when buying these things? Thanks for the help
	Bob Thomas