Dell PowerEdge 1950

By Alan Stevens
Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:20 PM

8.5 Editors' Rating

Pros

Dual-core (Woodcrest) Xeon processors Upgradable to quad core Good choice of SATA or 2.5in. SAS disks Integrated TCP offload engine

Cons

1U format limits expandability

Verdict

With computing power to burn, the PowerEdge 1950 is ideal where high performance is required, such as clustering and Web front end duties. However, the ramped format does make life more difficult when it comes to database hosting and other back-end deployments.

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