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Hi folks,
I'm trying to decide with which one of this servers to go for an Exchange 2003 server with 200 mailboxes.
Could you please take a look at the specs and tell me your opinion?
Which one would you pick and why?
Any help would be appreciated.
PowerEdge 2950 Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 1333MHz FSB
Operating System No Operating System
Additional Processor DISCOUNTED UPGRADE! Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5160
Memory 4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs
Backplane 1x6 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives
Primary Controller FREE! PERC 5/i, x6 Backplane, Integrated Controller Card
Hard Drive Configuration Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 10, PERC 5/i Integrated
Primary Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
2nd Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
3rd Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
4th Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
5th Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
6th Hard Drive 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
Chassis Configuration Rack Chassis w/Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal
Riser Card Riser with 3 PCIe Slots
Power Supply Redundant Power Supply with Dual Cords
Bezel Rack Bezel
Network Adapter Dual Embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC
TCP/IP Offload Engine Enablement Broadcom TCP/IP Offload Engine Not Enabled
Remote Management Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management
Documentation Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit
CD/DVD Drive 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive for x6 Backplane
Mouse No Mouse Option
Hardware Support Services 3Yr SILVER ENTERPRISE SUPPORT: 7x24 HW/SW, NBD Onsite
Installation Support Services No Installation Assessment
-Configure- HP ProLiant ML350 G5 LFF - Rack Server
$250 instant savings (price on web reflects instant savings)
HP ProLiant ML350 G5 LFF SAS Rack Server
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5320 (1.86GHz, 1066 FSB) Processor
HP 4GB Fully Buffered DIMM PC2-5300 4X1GB Memory
Smart Array E200i Controller
128MB BBWC (Battery-Backed Write Cache) Enabler (for SA641, SA642 and E200)
RAID 1 drive set (requires matching 2 hard drives)
HP 72GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 72GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 72GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 72GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 72GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 1000-W Hot-Plug Power Supply
HP 1000-W Redundant Hot-Plug Power Supply (NEMA)
Redundant Fan Kit
HP DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive Option Kit
Embedded NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapter
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Management
3 years parts, labor and onsite service (3/3/3) standard warranty. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
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The comparaison between these machines
PowerEdge 2950 2 x Dual Core 3G Hz
versus
Proliant M350 G5 1 x Quad Core 1.86 GHz
isn't correctly posted. These machines are quite different.
Regarding availability, a 2 x Xeon is better than 1 x Xeon.
Also the support is totally different: Silver versus standard ... Of course 24x7 is better than anything.
Six disks (Dell) is better than Five (HP). BTW, don't be impressed by 72 versus 73. Both amount are the same and none reflect correct formated area. Anyway, 6 is better.
Ahhhhh! The price! If both prices are the same, then b]close with Dell immediately. In a hurry!!!
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