[Tfug] Server purchase (!)

[Richie Smit]

If you're looking for Real Cheap TM, then an old Dell workstation will 
be great. If it's been running for four years already, a quick dust down 
will knock it into shape. The only seriously fragile parts are the disk 
and the PSU. Dell PSUs are cheap & easy to replace out of warranty, but 
it may be best to get a spare now. And you're replacing the disk anyway...

I'm running a low-traffic intranet server that way.

cheers,
R.

Claude Rubinson wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 04:03:09PM -0700, Brian Masur wrote:
> 
>> If you aren't concerned about speed or ram, then I think the only
>> guiding factor on how cheap you can go is how much space you need.
> 
> I've thought about going that route (it would certainly save a lot of
> money over purchasing new).  The only thing that I'm concerned about
> is reliability; in particular, the heat and vibration problems that 4
> (or more) drives might cause.  Thoughts or experiences, anyone?
> 
> C.
> 
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