[K12OSN] Recommendations needed for the most server for $4k

[Eric Brown]

I hope this isn't taken as spam, but I just recently purchased a
server from Stallard Technologies (http://www.stikc.com/).  They sell
good used servers for reasonable prices.  We just bought a quad Xeon
2.5 GHz machine with 8GB ram for under $3000.  This includes a gob of
hard drive space and a few gigabit nics.  If you go to their website,
you can put one together with the options you desire.  I think they
also have educational pricing if you contact them.

I'm only running 20 clients, but they run very quickly.  I believe I
have the capacity to run a second lab without problems.

Eric

On 4/15/07, Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan at mac.com> wrote:
> If you search the list archives, I'm pretty happy with the server I just
> built and am almost positive I posted the specs. For about $2000, it was
> 4GB RAM and two dual-core Opterons.
>
> 2 caveats: quieter fans and get lots of RAM.
>
> I used SATA drives which have been fine running 30 clients.
>
> I also purchased from eWiz.com. They were actually a little cheaper than
> NewEgg.
>
> Todd
>
> On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 14:42 -0700, john wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've been given the go-ahead to spec a really robust server to serve
> > 60+ thin clients. My budget is 4k and the ideal server would handle
> > (without breaking a sweat) one lab of 18 clients, as well as 30+
> > individual workstations scattered around the school.
> >
> > I have been looking at offerings from Dell and HP as well as building
> > my own on NewEgg and TigerDirect but still haven't found a really
> > roaring box. I've been concentrating on AMD Duel core, 16 Gig capable
> > mobo's with high performance SATA drives (no backplane).
> >
> > Has anyone purchased the "perfect" server for LTSP recently? I'd
> > really appreciate pointer in the right direction.
> >
> > Thanks, as always, for the sage advice!
> >
> > John
> >
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