Company:
Aberdeen LLC, http://www.aberdeeninc.com
Price:
$6,750 direct

Spec Data:
Dual 3.6-GHz Intel Xeon (Nocona), 1GB 400-MHz DDR2 SDRAM, three 73GB 15,000-rpm SCSI drives in a RAID 5 array, Adaptec 2120S U320 SCSI RAID controller, 3 PCI Express (two x8, one x4), 3 PCI-X slots, dual hot-swappable 500W power supplies, Windows Server 2003 Standard.

Pros:
PCI Express slots without the use of riser cards. Very good WebBench performance. Optional XDAS external storage chassis capable of over 4TB of RAID protected/performance storage. Plenty of PCI-X and PCI Express slots. 8 DIMM slots for future EM64T memory use.
Cons:
PCI Express cards of any type are still rare. "Only" 4 fans could be a problem if one fails. Non-riser design locks the 208S into low profile PCI-X and PCI Express form factors. Lacks some of the corporate management features of its competition.
Bottom Line:
Excellent performance and feature set are here, but sticker shock may set in when considering this non-Big Boy vendor.

Review
Aberdeen is a small manufacturer that seems to be going for the cachet of a boutique PC vendor. Like many specialty shops, Aberdeen doesn't always do things quite the same way as the large vendors. Click here to read our full review of Aberdeen Stirling 208S.