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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:50:33 -0500
From: Shaun Thomas <sthomas@optionshouse.com>
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To: Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>
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On 09/27/2012 03:44 PM, Scott Marlowe wrote:

> This 100x this.  We used to buy our boxes from aberdeeninc.com and got
> a 5 year replacement parts warranty included.  We spent ~$10k on a
> server that was right around $18k from dell for the same numbers and a
> 3 year warranty.

Whatever you do, go for the Intel ethernet adaptor option. We've had so 
many headaches with integrated broadcom NICs. :(


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Shaun Thomas
OptionsHouse | 141 W. Jackson Blvd. | Suite 500 | Chicago IL, 60604
312-444-8534
sthomas@optionshouse.com

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