Dell PowerEdge T710
Plenty of PCIe expansion and disk capacity Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Supports dual hot-plug power supplies Rack-mount option
Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet
8.4 Editors' Rating
Sun Fire X4270/4275
High-capacity 3.5in. storage model Six PCI Express slots Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Comprehensive remote management as standard Commonality of components with other models
Tags: Intel Xeon, Motherboard, VMware Inc.
8.5 Editors' Rating
IBM System x3650 M2 / Lenovo ThinkServer RD220
Light path diagnostics Predictive failure analysis Wide range of add-on options, support and other services
Tags: IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, Hypervisor
7.8 Editors' Rating
HP ProLiant DL380 G6
Standardisation with other HP server products Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Up to sixteen internal disks Very quiet Comprehensive management tools, including power-capping facilities
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hypervisor
8.7 Editors' Rating
Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5
Seven PCI Express expansion slots Neat internal layout with clear labelling Accommodates twelve 2.5in. or six 3.5in. disks
Tags: Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., Hypervisor
8 Editors' Rating
Dell PowerEdge R710
Dell Lifecycle Controller Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Choice of power supply Dell support services
Tags: Motherboard, SD card, Storage
8.4 Editors' Rating
HP BladeSystem c3000
Attractively priced Uses the same components and management tools as HP's high-end BladeSystem c7000 Comes with tools to monitor and manage power consumption Handy LCD panel for system diagnostics
See also: Hewlett Packard , Servers
8 Editors' Rating
Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX120
Small footprint low power consumption low noise hot-swappable hard drives Windows and Linux supported
See also: Fujitsu Siemens , Servers
7.9 Editors' Rating
Acer Altos R520
Dual- or quad-core Xeon processors Up to 32GB of memory Six hot-swap disks Choice of SATA or SAS interface Optional RAID PCI Express expansion slots
7.7 Editors' Rating
IBM System x3455
Dual-core AMD Opteron processors Upgradeable to future quad-core Opterons when available Up to 64GB of 667MHZ DDR2 memory Integrated remote management
7.7 Editors' Rating
HP ProLiant ML370 G5
Upgradeable to quad-core processors Plenty of scope for expansion Up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of disk space Integrated lights-out remote management
See also: Hewlett Packard , Servers
8.5 Editors' Rating
Dell PowerEdge 1950
Dual-core (Woodcrest) Xeon processors Upgradable to quad core Good choice of SATA or 2.5in. SAS disks Integrated TCP offload engine
8.5 Editors' Rating






















