Editors' Rating
Typical price:£ 6000
Verdict
HP's BladeSystem c3000 is a compact blade server chassis designed for small businesses and remote office deployments. It delivers all the advantages of HP's high-end blade system in a smaller chassis... Read Full Review.
Pros
- Attractively priced
- Uses the same components and management tools as HP's high-end BladeSystem c7000
- Comes with tools to monitor and manage power consumption
- Handy LCD panel for system diagnostics
Cons
- ICM management software could be a big overhead in small office environments
- Non-HP blade format tape storage devices are tricky to use





