Jen,
Another thing. If you get an HP or Dell -- can't go wrong either way -- MAKE SURE you get a warranty. Best to get the three year five days a week next day service. Obviously, four hours on site service is best but costly and only needed for super critical servers.
They both have incredible support especially with these contracts. Although, the warranty specifically applies to the server, they will let you know if they think it is purely an OS software issue. My guess is they would help either way. It would be well worth the investment.
Also, there is a website I couldn't live without. It's called Experts-Exchange. You can get a six-day trial -- make sure you have a question in mind. I pay $9.95 a month, but I ask like 100 questions a year. There will thousands of experts who can help you and will stay with you until the question is answered.
