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[cobalt-users] Newbie Q



First of all, hello to all on this list!
 
I'm planning to get myself one of these cool blue boxes,
attracted by all the easy administration and all.
 
I run a fairly popular entertainment site, so RaQ3 sounds
like the perfect solution for me.
 
I don't know the first thing about UNIX or Linux, but after taking the raq3 demo at cobalt, I think I can handle it...
 
But after following this list for a few days, I got the impression that these machines are not so stable as
Cobalt tries to tell the public.
 
I mean, I'm down here in Chile, and if  I'm going to rent a raq with a hosting company in  the US, I can't afford  to have it going down every time. I mean, having support re-installing the OS every now and then would mean serious down times and would cost me a fortune.
 
So can anybody tell me how secure and fail proof these boxesm are, and if the backup options on it  are suficient. Also, do most web hosting companies cover an hardware failure?
 
Sorry for asking questions that most of you have heard a thousand times, but this info Cobalt does not post on it's site....
 
Rodrigo