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The old adage “you get what you pay for” applies especially well to server computers. Why spend $5,000 on a server computer when you can buy one with seemingly similar specifications at a discount electronics store for a mere $1,000? The main reason: reliability. When a client computer fails, only the person who uses that computer is affected. When a server fails, however, everyone on the network is affected. The less-expensive computer is probably made of inferior components that are more likely to fail, and does not have redundant components built in. (For example, many server computers have two power supplies, two CPUs, two or more network interfaces, and other redundant components.)