@DustinB3403 said in CP - Dell vs HP server quotes:

I've received two quotes for new server hardware - one from our local reseller and one directly from Dell. As far as I can tell, the two quotes are identical spec-wise but the local reseller is almost $12k more expensive. Here are the two quotes:

Quote from Dell:
2x Dell PowerEdge R430 servers $6,665.60

2x Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs 2x 32 GB RDIMM Diskless configuration
1x Dell SCv2020 iSCSI SAN $10,303.26 14x Dell 1.2 TB SAS 12GB, 10k, 2.5" HD
1x Dell N2048 gigabit switch $1,693.49

TOTAL: $18,662.35

HP Quote from local reseller:
2x HP ProLiant DL360 servers $7,266.00

2x Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs 64 GB RAM (unknown configuration) Diskless configuration
1x HP MSA 2040 SAN $20,932.00 14x HP MSA 1.2 TB 10K SAS 2.5in drives includes $5,850 in labor so actual price
is only $15,082
1x Cisco Catalyst 2960-X gigabit switch $2,320.00

TOTAL: $30,518.00

Difference: $11,855.65

Is there any reason why I should choose the HP solution over the Dell solution? I will be running vSphere 6 on these servers. I'm not familiar with managing either server line so either way I'll be learning new management tools. When it comes to support I think I trust my local reseller more than Dell but $12k extra is hard to stomach just for that.

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Unless that OP is restricted to 1U hosts, I would go with the quote from Xbyte for Dell 730xd with same specs as in quotes is
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Multiply by 2, add Starwind's vSAN and a couple 10Gb NICs and he's done. Especially if only 2 hosts. Same(ish) price, way more reliability, better performance all around. I'd post that reco on SW but would likely get banned lol.

The one thing not mentioned is if there are other hosts connecting to the SAN.

@Romo said in HP Microserver RAID controller:

@scottalanmiller said in HP Microserver RAID controller:

@Romo said in HP Microserver RAID controller:

@scottalanmiller Yes,Intel RSTe

Oh yeah, that's awful 😞

That's why I always use MD raid, fake raid is awful.

Well yes, of course. But the SmartArray software RAID isn't bad. Has some benefits. Might even do blind swap. But that's just the Microserver from HPE.

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Sadly...

Do you know/have the Windows 7 key? On devices that old, they were not always embedded yet.

If so, just install Windows 10 R1511 and enter the key. It should activate.

Oh really? That's way better. Thanks. Will try that right away. Yes, I have the real key on a sticker, thankfully.

YOu can also grab the GenuineTicket.xml from inside Windows 7 and activate the upgrade rights that way

Open the Windows 10 ISO inside Windows 7. Navigate to sources folder. Copy gatherosstate.exe to your desktop run it as admin copy the resulting GenuineTicket.xml to a USB drive or something. Install Windows 10 clean. After getting logged in the first time, copy the xml file to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket Reboot. Windows 10 will be activated with the digital entitlement.

@Dashrender said:

But why is Windows phone failing today? It is because the OS sucks - NO - anyone why uses it with a real open mind will see that it's just as usable any Android or iOS -

I put it in between. More usable than Android and less usable than iOS. However, for a new entrant into the market, it has to shine, and that it did not, at all. It lacks the open ecosystem that Android uses as the excuse for being functionally problematic and it lacks the tight integration that makes iOS work. It's trying to fill a pointless middle ground that doesn't exist. Then, of course, it botched that middle ground terribly and that's another issue. But even executed well, I don't see it having a purpose, a goal.

For me thought the question is how drivers from Microsoft differs from the original vendor’s drivers.

As far as I know, the driver needs to be certified at MS end to reach the MS shop, so at some point the freshest driver can be obtained from the vendor directly…

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@JaredBusch said in HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Mini:

@Dashrender said in HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Mini:

@JaredBusch said in HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Mini:

This is what I run at home. Intentionally ordered to match a client spec, because "reasons"
Runs Fedora +Cinnamon like a champ

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This is a SFF or larger.

Tower

Figured with 11 USB ports.

@DenisKelley said:

@PSX_Defector said:

Yeah, one.

A zip != an ISO. 🙂

Yeah, yeah. 🙂 I think the mention of the ISO tab was a mistake, since I don't have an ISO tab. Just Product Downloads tab.

Mine specifically says Custom ISO - that's why I had the hang up (and the lack of reading)