Re: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?

["David Booth" <dbooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that Mike. I feel a little better.
Even though I have now got a spare (15 day standard warranty turnaround
would have seen me out of business - the only option on offer was 'buy
another one' (whereas I would have ripped the ps out of the boxed one and
handed it over and done an RA on the boxed one)) I'd like to feel I don't
have to live in expectation of another failure. I do tell customers with
hardware trouble that all this stuff is like light bulbs but I'd like to
think there is some reliability built in.

I selected it and will use it exclusively for what it is designed to do and
do everything through the gui. I want it to be great! Better than my jumble
of redhat boxes which always have to be told what to do all the time. I've
got my raq tucked behind a gateway which will take card of the tricky stuff.

David Booth
Goulburn Internet
http://www.goulburn.net.au
0500522400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Sisson" <msisson@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:08 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?


> so far no 'hardware' problems on the several RaQ servers I've got to work
> with....
>
> My current viewpoint is that Cobalt RaQ servers are fine if you want to:
> buy the server, plug the server in, use the server as is
> and only apply manufacturor's patches/updates. In those cases they should
> work easy and fine.
> For people who want a customizeable server, get a whitebox, throw your
> favorite Linux on there etc. and add all the pieces you specificly want
(no
> worries about interferance with, or breaking etc, the cobalt gui admin)
>
> And for those of us hosting websites beloning to our paying customers, who
> in many cases want special features etc, then the second option is quite
> often the smarter choice.
>
> But as for the Cobalt hardware.. maybe I've been lucky but it seems just
> fine.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Booth
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:48 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?
>
>
> Is the hardware bad?
> What makes you say that?
> Are there not thousands in use worldwide?
> Will my new replacement fail as well? (power supply failed after 1 month)
>
> David Booth
> Goulburn Internet
> http://www.goulburn.net.au
> 0500522400
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Darnell" <mdarnell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?
>
> > > We would pay the same amount of money only for their software/gui. But
> we
> > > will not spend any cent on their crap hardware.
> >
> > I really like the inteface.  It was put together well.  I wonder if they
> > could port it to white box hardware.  I guess we'd still be in a pickle
> for
> > updates.
> >
>
>
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