[mdlug] linux hardware

Peter Bart petertheplumber at att.net
Fri Dec 4 17:53:13 EST 2009


On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:36:22 -0500
"epic wamz" <s5raxwg02 at sneakemail.com> wrote:

> I've been asked by a friend who is running a small business to help
> him purchase and setup a linux server. I'm kind of known as a linux
> evangelist, so it makes sense why he asked me, but I don't know much
> about purchasing server hardware, and frankly I haven't built a
> computer from the ground up in a good 6-7 years.
> 
> So, I thought I would drop a quick message to see if someone could
> give me any advice. I'm not asking for you to do the research for me,
> but a gentle nudge in a good direction would be appreciated.
> 
> My friend wasn't specific about the server capabilities he needs. He
> has a growing technology business and wants to be as agile as
> possible. Sounds like it could be used as a web server, subversion
> repo, and used for virtualization among other things. I'm not really
> looking to build from scratch, so any advice on where to go, or tips
> when buying a system would be most welcome.
> 
> The budget is $500 +/- $100.
> 
> Again, I would appreciate any insight you might have. Thank you in
> advance.

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