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If you don't want to deal with HP or Dell just go to smaller server re-seller like https://www.ixsystems.com or buy Supermicro machine (which is basically what Dell is using) from someone like http://www.rackservers.com . Don't go with S76, they are just re branding machines, and not even high quality machines https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13777649#13779002

They're a great group of people, I agree. Unfortunately the machines are not great, at least from my perspective as a Gazelle owner, and from what I have read from others who have purchased laptops from them. I've never used one of their server products so I can't comment on them. I want System76 to thrive but they need to build a better hardware product at the price point.

For servers, I highly recommend Penguin Computing. My company is a customer of theirs, and very happy ones at that.