Verdict:
It may be big but the latest TX300 S4 delivers a fine specification, good design and value plus a special emphasis on low noise levels.
By Dave Mitchell
SPECIFICATIONS:
2 x 2.83GHz Xeon E5440; Intel 5000P chipset; 8GB of 667MHz FBDIMMs expandable to 64GB, LSI MegaRAID PCI-e SAS RAID controller with 512MB cache and BBU; supports RAID0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60; 6 x 73GB Seagate Savvio 15K.1 2.5in. SAS hard disks in hot-swap carriers; 2 x gigabit ethernet; 2 x PCI-e 8X; 4 x PCI-e 4X; 1 x 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X, 2 x 700W hot-swap power supplies; iRMC S2; ServerView Suite software bundled; 3yr on-site NBD warranty.