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The Supermicro servers are really really great - one of the best investments I've done so far in 2012. I bought mine (a Supermicro 2U Dual 3GHz Xeon 4GB 12 Bay

The Supermicro servers are really really great - one of the best investments I've done so far in 2012. I bought mine (a Supermicro 2U Dual 3GHz Xeon 4GB 12 Bay Storage Server) for 400$ on eBay, with great service and terms. Recommended if you are ever in the need (or just want) a private server rack unit (1U, 2U or more).

druiid 14y ago
I'm a big fan of Supermicro systems. They are probably one of the best bang-for-the-buck out there, although one has to purchase them with the understanding of the potential 'risk' of not having a giant support department behind them like Dell/HP. That's not a knock against Supermicro, just a note for the PHB type view.
caseyf 14y ago
Here's a new Supermicro form factor that I really like that wasn't mentioned in the post: 1U with 2 CPUs, 10 x 2.5" drive bays, redundant power http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/1027/SYS-1027R-N3RF.cfm http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/1027/SYS-1027R-...
mbell 14y ago
I've had a few supermicro systems, some rack-mounted servers and a two 4U workstation pedestals. I have one bad thing to say...they are loud, really _loud_. Several years ago I had a 1U SM server in a rack full of HP servers I could hear the supermicro over all off them. The 4U pedestal I have at home as a file server is the "super-quiet" model with 8 3.5" bays in front and it is still insanely loud. I had to to rig up a fan controller just to keep it livable to have in the apartment as the motherboard couldn't slow the fans down enough.
ChuckMcM 14y ago
https://plus.google.com/u/1/108703267897818623506/posts/GK2AauEtcHZ https://plus.google.com/u/1/108703267897818623506/posts/GK2A... One of the rows in our data center, lots of Supermicro goodness. We use the 12 bay 'jupiter' chassis for 2x SSD and 10X 2TB spinning rust per server.

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The Supermicro servers are really really great - one of the best investments I've done so far in 2012. I bought mine (a Supermicro 2U Dual 3GHz Xeon 4GB 12 Bay

by lordlarm 14y ago

druiid 14y ago
I'm a big fan of Supermicro systems. They are probably one of the best bang-for-the-buck out there, although one has to purchase them with the understanding of the potential 'risk' of not having a giant support department behind them like Dell/HP. That's not a knock against Supermicro, just a note for the PHB type view.
caseyf 14y ago
Here's a new Supermicro form factor that I really like that wasn't mentioned in the post: 1U with 2 CPUs, 10 x 2.5" drive bays, redundant power http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/1027/SYS-1027R-N3RF.cfm http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/1027/SYS-1027R-...
mbell 14y ago
I've had a few supermicro systems, some rack-mounted servers and a two 4U workstation pedestals. I have one bad thing to say...they are loud, really _loud_. Several years ago I had a 1U SM server in a rack full of HP servers I could hear the supermicro over all off them. The 4U pedestal I have at home as a file server is the "super-quiet" model with 8 3.5" bays in front and it is still insanely loud. I had to to rig up a fan controller just to keep it livable to have in the apartment as the motherboard couldn't slow the fans down enough.
ChuckMcM 14y ago
https://plus.google.com/u/1/108703267897818623506/posts/GK2AauEtcHZ https://plus.google.com/u/1/108703267897818623506/posts/GK2A... One of the rows in our data center, lots of Supermicro goodness. We use the 12 bay 'jupiter' chassis for 2x SSD and 10X 2TB spinning rust per server.