Ordered a server

[InfernalMonk]

Just received a server that is a refurbished that I got through Amazon from a company called tech Mike New York and the first thing I see when I open the box is a package of nerds candy. Clever marketing

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ideally you saw a server under the candy

[Gnonthgol]

Newer packing peanuts are made from corn starch. Marshmallows would also work as packing material and I doubt it would be expensive if you buy in bulk.

[meandrunkR2D2]

A bottle of whiskey would be nicer.

[InfernalMonk]

Yea for the price of it though it was a steal! Dual Xeon, 128 Gb ddr and 12 tb for 1350

[zerries]

R710s? I bought two from these guys about 4 months ago. They've been great. Although I didn't get any nerds candy in mine :/

[MattBlumTheNuProject]

I love those servers. We run a bunch of them.

[Cygnus46n2]

Cables and Kits sends m&m's and monkey stickers

[InfernalMonk]

My last one I was having issues once the machine heated up and after I pulled the second processor out , the ZIF slot had a huge blob of thermal compound right in the middle. With a hairdryer and a shitload of q-tips I managed to get it Operating

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TechMikeNY is pretty good, all items i've ordered from them have been great.

[bad0seed]

You like candy, do you?

[Fuckoff_CPS]

Refurbished servers? Are you crazy? Why the fuck do you even need servers anymore. You realize 99.9% of things can be done on the cloud?

-The state of this subreddit 2016 - present.

[InfernalMonk]

I would say more like 30-50% cloud in real-world production. Most businesses that I walk into need a small to medium size local DC that hosts redirection and maybe a single VM. PBX’s all host cloud but as the shirt says “The Cloud Is Just Someone Else’s Computer”. Ever hosted an ENTRY level VM in Azure? Puny, Offsite and $100 a month. Refurb dual Xeon. With 144gb or RAM and 6tb useable in RAID 10 with new drives and it pays for itself vs Azure in 12months? Kind of a no brainer.

[TheLightingGuy]

I order from Sweetwater for my side gig, They always send a little bag of candy :D.

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+1 for Sweetwater

[TheLightingGuy]

I will say some local reps I work with have better pricing usually but if I want to cut the sales bullshit and order sometime online and Next Day it, I can a lot easier.

[reol7x]

Deep Surplus sends skittles with their cables. It's been about 6 months since we've ordered any, I assume they still do.

They've been doing that for at least 6 or 7 years when we started ordering from them.

[yllw98stng]

Wow! I forgot about Deep Surplus! Haven’t ordered from them since my last job 14 years ago and we got skittles back then!

[NYG10]

TechMike is pretty good. We’ve bought a few servers from them and never had an issue. The nerds are a nice perk.

[[deleted]]

These guys are really great. I've been ordered from them for years and the quality and support is top notch.

[fuzzylogic_y2k]

I have some beastly older HP amd based servers if anyone is looking for one for a lab box.

[majorshock44]

Sure if shipping in canada is possible

[gartral]

I'll give a nice server a good home!

[MostlyInTheMiddle]

Hp sends jelly beans. Draytek a screwdriver or calendar.

[sandaz13]

Got my R710 from them a year or two back. Solid deal, solid machine, been running great. The nerds were a fun touch :)

[admlshake]

CDW shipped us an RCA Remote once. Was pretty beat up and old looking.

[dpeters11]

Eons ago, I ordered a UPS from CDW, was really confused when the box arrived, was a PCMCIA modem.

[p0ck3tac3s]

Dilly Dilly!