Ask HN: best simple 1U server to purchase?

Re:Ask HN: best simple 1U server to purchase? by pquerna on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @12:33PM (#970167)

Both of them have 1u server builds pretty cheap, with 2-4 SATA or SAS disks depending on your needs.

Most everywhere else will be the same prices or more expensive for the base servers.

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Re:Ask HN: best simple 1U server to purchase? by cpr on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @12:38PM (#970176)

Thanks, but I go to the Dell site and them am immediately overwhelmed with literally dozens of base options, and then I have to customize.

I want to buy something I know that a standard Linux distro like Ubuntu will support 100%.

I suppose I could go to one of the Linux hardware companies like PogoLinux.

Yes, I know Dell supports Linux, but not the distro I'm interested in. (Ubuntu 8.04.)

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Re:Ask HN: best simple 1U server to purchase? by steve___ on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @01:04PM (#970234)

They have a great return policy, so you could just try it and see.

I use linux on two poweredge860 without any problem.

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Re:Ask HN: best simple 1U server to purchase? by pquerna on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @01:04PM (#970235)

every piece of dell rack hw supports ubuntu that i've seen for years.

(same for silicon mechanics fwiw).

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