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HP BladeSystem c3000 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

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

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