Just a little note, I'm currently taking care of a 1U server and I noticed something that no one has mentionned here. I agree that the Opteron are dual Core processor! But wait a minute; the Xeon too. In fact, they are both dual core processor. In my opinion, the Xeon are much better than the opteron.
I also agree with most of you, SCSI is much faster and usually, if the host is good, they should let you change the hard drives for your own (you usually can ship it to them) and you could add a third drive to your Xeon server (if the rack has 3 hard drive slots). Another factor you should consider is the cooling. Make shure there is at least 4 fans + the 2 cpu fans. And also; ask about the power supply. There should be 2, one for each processor.
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