[AccessD] OT: Server Needed

Thanks to all who replied to this thread.  It was both educational for me and valuable for the client.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software 
  To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com 
  Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:06 PM
  Subject: [AccessD] OT: Server Needed


  Dear List:

  Excuse the OT please but I know someone will know the answer:

  I have a client who wants to upgrade the server on his network.  There's about 10 seats on his network, of which maybe 6 are being used.  Seems to me that he could use any good, fast P4 box with 1/2 gig of RAM , etc.  Which is well under $1000 these days from dell, or gateway, with three years on-site.

  A local, old, fairly reputable company in San Diego - Datel - is quoting him $1457 for and Intel entry level server with a P4 (speed unknown), 512MB RAM, 80GB HD, with DUAL LAN RAID - whatever that is.  Plus another $775 for "WIN 2000 SVR W/5 CLIENT SP3 OEM-CD".  Plus something between 5 and 10 hours of installation charged at a price unspecified in the quote.

  Right now his "server" is an old Win98 box, slow, but effective.

  My question is, what is the difference between a box that someone like Dell calls a server and an ordinary computer?  Does he need a server?

  MTIA,

  Rocky
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