[AccessD] OT: Compaq vs. Dell

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Jan 14 07:06:28 CST 2004


On 14 Jan 2004 at 6:22, John W. Colby wrote:

> A client is looking to buy a server and has always favored Compaq servers,
> but is asking me and others their opinions of Dell vs. Compaq.  I am not
> knowledgeable where servers are concerned, and I know that you folks are an
> opinionated bunch <grin> so I'd like to get your opinion on whether Dell is
> as good as / better than / worse than Compaq when it comes to servers.
> 

I've worked with quite a few Dell, Compaq ( and now HP servers).

They've all proved very reliable. 

My Backup/service experience is irrelevant because my situation is 
totally different to you <g>

I much prefer to work with Dell servers because Compaq/HP tend to 
stick a lot of their own proprietary management software all over the 
place (all the way from their hidden system management partitions 
through to add-ons to the OS.)   At times it can be a real PITA.

I currently recommend Dell to my clients for servers.









 
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