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Why o why does speccing a server have to be so hard?

I need to get a pair of servers one based in a main site, the other in a site office linked via a EES100 line.

The Main site will have up to 170 users and the site office will have about 70ish.

I need to replicate the main sites data (about 350GB at the mo, but up to 1.2TB) and AD stuff.

I need the site server to do local logins, DFS replication, GP stuff etc.

Finding a suitable spec is hard enough, but why do the manufacturers of these servers make the speccing of them so hard? I want to use a HP ML 350 G5, and the option configurator on their website is like soooo unfriendly to use.

Arghhh