Compaq ProLiant DL580 G2 - Xeon MP 1.4 GHz

Advantages: High Density, excellent availabilty
Disadvantages: Default SmartArray5i does not have option to add battery cache

...We have 12 of these machines, all with dual 2.8Ghz Xeons. The thing I like most about them is that almost everything is hot-plug. From the drives, to the fans, power supplies to the pci cards. Opening the top cover leads to an incredibly well laid out system. PCI cards can be installed and de-installed (assuming the OS supports it) while the system is up and running. I'd highly recommend you invest in the redundant fan option kit. If you're installing another processor then you really need to have this. On a downside, the only thing that springs to mind is there is no front USB port available. With floppy discs disapppearing these days, it would have been nice. HP seem to have realised this and on the G4 servers there is now a front USB, and no floppy drive. Managability wise these servers are fantastic. We went from using... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable well-built stable high-quality HP
Disadvantages: Expensive

...As part of my job I build, configure and maintain servers for small to medium sized business so have used a wide range of servers on a regular basis. The Proliant ML370 G4 like most HP servers is generally a well constructed, reliable server computer. I have used the lightning fast dual Xeon 3.02GHz version with standard 1GB of PC2-3200 DDR2 and as you might expect it runs quite nicely. The server case is quite robust and fits nicely into your rack if you put it together correctly! Our ML370 is currently running Windows 2003 SBS, Exchange 2003, BizTrack, Navision with still plently of processing power left over. Based on 50 users constantly access files over the network, emailing and using SQL server heavily it still seems to show room for expansion alongside the growth of the business. If you are considering using Terminal... Read review

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Advantages: compadibilty,servicing, durability, expansion possibilities
Disadvantages: none

...The last server i purchased through work cost £1394.84 The ProLiant ML370 G3 is durable and easy to manage, there are many configuration possibilities and a powerful management system that makes for an ideal server in any size company. The server is highly manageable at all times so uptime isnt a major problem, great serviceability, and expandability with great reliability and many expansion possibilities. The speed varies on this type of server from nothing below 2.4ghz to 3.1ghz. And with 512mb of memory and a 18.5gigabyte harddrive with room for larger drives on upgrade. I use this in my work place and we have 32 servers all in various standards of the proliant compaq server, they replaced an IBM as400 mainframe and are great to work on, the support from compaq is excellent and the updates for servers are well managed. Many... Read review

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