TheFlyingGerbil

We actually mixed Dell and HP at work too. We found Dell servers are crap, and HP desktops are crap (power supplies died constantly - we used to order big crates full of replacements.) On the other hand, the admins loved Compaq/HP servers, and on the desktop side, we loved switching to Dells since it slashed our workload so much and made returns so much easier.

I've had bad experience with Dells in the past. At one point the power button on the front stopped working. We had to remove _EVERYTHING_ from inside it to get at the wire that had come loose.

Dell's desktops were pretty easy and I will say their upper level CS isn't bad. HP is second to none (well except maybe for IBM) in their server hardware. Plus their service is great. They literally had a guy come out at 2AM to deliver a cable to get our array controller back up and going. Oh the overtime was so nice that night for me.