New Servers

Computers are probably the world's most popular electronics item. They work well alone, but when networked together, computer hardware can seem almost miraculous. Computers that control networks are called servers. Servers are not for big corporations alone. Even consumer electronics can be networked to maximize their efficiency--much the way Overstock.com maximizes your online shopping efficiency.

Servers come in several styles: appliance servers for multi-tasking, file servers for data storage, web servers for interacting with the Internet, list servers for email newsletters and so on. Print/fax servers give many users access to the same device. Since you're after computer efficiency, buy a server bigger than your current computer hardware needs. That is, buy the best you can afford and grow into it, so you don't have to replace so often.

If you have just a few low-use computers, such as a couple of home laptops or desktop computers, you can create a computer system using the biggest desktop computer or laptop computer as a server. In this case, you need software called a "server application." If you have a number of heavy-use computers-- even a small business might--a dedicated server, or a computer that does nothing else, is more reliable and definitely the right choice. Either way, get the computer equipment you need from Overstock.com, your online computer store, where you can buy at 30, 50, sometimes 70 percent off retail.

Many servers are designed to be easily upgraded, again reducing the need to buy new computers. Why buy a whole new computer system when all you need are CPU upgrades or memory upgrades? For that matter, why pay retail (and gas and time) shopping retail when you can have it all, with outstanding discounts, at Overstock.com?