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HP vs. Compaq vs. Dell

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by defaultuser

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I'm taking a personal poll on which of these 3 companies are best in the technology of servers, storage, etc. (Yes, I know about the Compaq-HP merger) Let me know what you guys/gals think. Thanks.

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by roy bennett

Is there a difference? Aren't all these motherboards set up with Intell Chips and good quality hardware - the rest of it is all down to your IT Guys. Unless someone else thinks different.

by courtney

I have only worked with Compaq and HP servers, not Dell. Over the course of 2 years. I had more problems with the HP server then the Compaq.

by oaojr

I was hired as an assistance administrator at a state college to help convert from a mini-main to an NT Network. We started with 3 servers and at the end of 5 years we had 17 servers. Over the five years we purchased about 300 computers for facutly,staff and classrooms. I then went to work as Network Administrator for a local county government. Again to start from scratch and build an NT Network.
I mention this so you will know I do have experience in purchasing equipment. The name on the box means nothing. Ask for the specs on the machines you are interested in and then do research on the componets. Your main concern should be motherboard. Everything else is secondary. With back-up servers, mirrow drives and numerous software packages to back up data, a motherboard crash will be the biggest problem to solve.
Hope this info helps.

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