Testimonials

"Blue Gecko relies on excellent service and hardware. We could not meet our 100% uptime SLA without Silicon Mechanics hardware and wisdom."

- Sarah Novotny, Chief BitPlumber and Director of Unix and Network Services, Blue Gecko, LLC

"We have relied on Silicon Mechanics since day one to build out our server infrastructure. Silicon Mechanics delivers solid products, and they stand behind everything they sell."

- Jack Valko, Director of IT Operations, WhitePages.com

"As a provider of hosted and managed Linux servers, we depend on reliable hardware to ensure server uptime and customer satisfaction. In Silicon Mechanics, we have not only found a supplier who builds quality servers with a higher uptime than any of our proprietary UNIX hardware, we have found an infrastructure partner who will personally help us design and build systems to our needs and specifications. I don't want to think about where Blue Gecko would be without the people and products of Silicon Mechanics."

- Chuck Edwards, Managing Partner, Blue Gecko, LLC

"LiveJournal's gone through a dozen hardware vendors and nobody even comes close to how happy we've been with Silicon Mechanics. Email me (brad_at_danga_dot_com) if you want to chat about them... I'll be more than happy to give you dozens of stories about why they're the best."

- Brad Fitzpatrick, Founder, LiveJournal

"Silicon Mechanics is the leading Linux server vendor.. period."

- Alex Algard, Founder and CEO, CarDomain Network

"Livejournal uses a company called Silicon Mechanics for all of our hardware needs. They rock in so many ways I can't even say here in a short post after midnight and long hours in a colo facility. Not only are they speedy with new hardware, any time we've had to return things or deal with any hardware issues they're super helpful and never once been a pain to deal with. Ever. In my experience that's the most important thing with this kind of company - service and support. Hardware is always going to go bad (unfortunately), but its really how the company deals with it that matters."

- Lisa Phillips, Systems Administrator, LiveJournal

"All our server are belong from SM!"

- Don Aldrich, Infopop Corporation

"We've tried a lot of hardware vendors--big boys to specialized Linux shops. Silicon Mechanics surpasses them all. Cutting edge technology? Reasonable pricing? While certainly valuable and, to a degree, necessary, those aren't the primary reasons we buy server after server. No, it is their unwavering dedication to excellence, and genuine desire to see their customers do well, that has made them a long standing partner in our server operations for years. While many may promise this, Silicon Mechanics delivers."

- Don Aldrich, Infopop Corporation

"Silicon Mechanics provides us with a much higher support level than I can get through a major supplier. The staff is knowledgable, and provides us with a very quick turnaround time on products."

- Brian Hanson, Loudeye Corporation

"Silicon Mechanics has consistently provided exceptional service and value; they go the extra mile to ensure that their customers are supported in their hardware needs, and have proven themselves invaluable time and again."

- Sky Kruse, Founder, LightningCD

"Our company relies heavily on our server farms to keep business going. After spending a great deal of money with other companies and getting horrible service, we decided to give Silicon Mechanics a try. No other company has gone through as much trouble to make sure that we were taken care of. The first time I had a non- hardware issue with one of their servers, I sent an email to the support address around midnight expecting to have a response within the next day or two. Within 15 minutes I had an email in my Inbox from the tech apologizing that he could only give me an "off the top of his head" answer - which worked like a charm. I was amazed to have even received a response at such an hour - much less a response that was able to resolve my problem. I have never had a single problem with a Silicon Mechanic's server that was not resolved as immediately as possible. Silicon Mechanics has a strict business etiquette that has yet to be matched by any other company I have ever dealt with - from the big guns to the little guys. We will continue to do business with them, and I will continue to recommend them to every single IT person that I come into contact with.

If you just bought a server built with quality components and an extreme attention to detail, backed by unmatched customer service, then you are a customer of Silicon Mechanics."

- Matthew DeBoer, Special Projects Manager, OurVacationStore.com

"When one of our servers died (due to overheating), having heard good things about Silicon Mechanics, we called them to order a new server. Although we were not customers (yet) they built a machine that day for us and we had it installed within hours. They also repaired the dead machine, which was not a Silicon Mechanics machine, free-of-charge and even improved it by replacing and rewiring the bulky cables to improve airflow. That machine has been functioning like new ever since. Silicon Mechanics is our only vendor now.

We've been impressed with every server we've bought from SM. The servers are built with high-quality components and assembled very professionally and very quickly. And, of course, the customer service is impeccable. Silicon Mechanics is proof that good companies can exist and thrive in this industry.

And I wear my Silicon Mechanics t-shirt with pride. :-)"

- Troy Hakala, Recipezaar.com

"Silicon Mechanics has provided me with the best support I have ever experienced in my 20 years in the computer industry. In a market which has often put low cost before service, Silicon Mechanics provides a terrific value."

- Jonathan Loran, Systems Administrator

"Silicon Mechanics is the best. There's not another company out there that I would trust with my mission-critical systems. They put the "big guys" to shame and save me a few bucks in the process."

- Barrett Smith, IT Manager - DataCentricIT.com

"Silicon Mechanics has a great support team. We recently had some drives fail on us. We called tech support and sent them some error reports of our situation. They told us that we had a few drives failing and that they were going to overnight new ones for us to put in. The next day when the drives came in, we called tech support to get further instructions on how to complete the replacement. The faithful support team walked us through step by step how to change out the drives without any data being lost! The support team and response from Silicon Mechanics was a great experience."

- Trey Coursey, Production Manager - Creative Animation, Inc.

"You rock! Our service experience with SiMech is soooo much better than it is with ... I'm on the phone with ... right now and have been for over 30 minutes. With you, I'm typically on the phone for 5-10 minutes. If I can get the machine to the loading dock by 3 PM, it's usually back on the loading dock the next day, and you cost significantly less. Better service, less cost, lower power consumption, comparable performance and reliability, dude: it's a slam dunk."

- Jeff Silverman, Systems Administrator

"Chris & I have worked with Ken [Silicon Mechanics sales expert] for a couple years now for the servers that we use to build our client's Asterisk telephony clusters, which, obviously, are mission critical (an over-used buzzword, but still true). We simply can not tolerate downtime. We have chosen to standardize our infrastructure on Silicon Mechanics and have always come out looking good in the end."

- Jason Sjobeck & Chris Icide, Cascade Telephony, Inc.

"Where else can you get small business style personal service along with enterprise quality hardware and support? Silicon Mechanics is the perfect combination."

- Paul English, 3TIER, Inc.

"We at CSI have been looking for good hardware for our 100+ servers. SM provides excellent products that satisfy all of our requirements: excellent quality, reliability, and great price. We are able to achieve 99.9% uptime with your servers. SM’s support representatives are always courteous and very helpful."

- Vladimir Roubin, CSI, Inc

"Thanks much. The all around speediness of this has been great. The call was quick and the drive is en route. I couldn't have asked for more! Thanks again!"

- Greg Rosenbaum, Sr. Systems Administrator, Airplay Network, Inc.

"Just wanted to say a big thank you for assembling and delivering our servers so quickly. They arrived today as promised, and in great shape. We're very impressed with your service and the product and would happily recommend your company."

- Jonathan Grellas, Operations Manager, Boxaroo

"The way you and your team have stepped up has re-enforced to me, and to my bosses, that we made the right choice in purchasing our equipment from Silicon Mechanics. I'm looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship."

- Christian Sauer, Chief Technology Officer, 3 Story Software

"Silicon Mechanics? We love those guys. I went up and vetted the engineers there and they are a rock solid bunch and we enjoy working with them."

- Kevin Merritt, CEO, Blist

"I don't think I have ever seen such a responsive hardware company...We've had times where we've need to upgrade a server for a client. They keep records of all our servers so we don't have to worry about getting the right components."

- Cooper Stevenson, Opensourcery, "Technology for Good"

"We here at Reclaim Media have been absolutely thrilled with our experiences with Silicon Mechanics. The entire process from quote to delivery to support and modifications has been easier and faster than we even thought possible."

- Carl Coryell-Martin

"When our company needed to deploy low-power and space-saving servers around the world, we found excellent hardware and pricing from Silicon Mechanics. We have deployed these servers to almost every location the company is at, and are continuing to do so with their quality products and service. The online quote system makes it extremely easy to build a system with a variety of options, as well as understand how much power consumption will be required so you can plan everything ahead of time. The sales and support staff are quick to respond, making for a great experience with Silicon Mechanics."

- Alex Broque, Network Engineer, Hurricane Electric

"Silicon Mechanics is building a new server for my company right now. They advertise "Expert Included", implying you will receive top-notch support along with an excellent server. What that fails to imply is the amazing support you'll get before you order. I requested the idle noise level of the server. Within 48 hours I got an email apologizing for the delay, and in the meantime they had pulled a server, ordered a sound level meter, found a quiet room and tested the server. The server as quoted was louder than I was willing to tolerate, so they asked a few questions about my priorities. Shortly thereafter, I got another quote via email labeled "quiet cousin". They opted to custom tune the system, with a guaranteed maximum SPL within my tolerances. Then I got a call informing me the system was going to be a tad more expensive than originally quoted, as they were replacing the standard fans with maglev fans. I had no idea there were such things, but having experienced a maglev train I am expecting a rather quiet server. Finally, they told me to expect delivery next week; a full week ahead of their original estimate. Wow!"

- James Mason, Safety & Environmental Director/Systems Administrator, Yamato Engine Specialists

"We have been super happy with the on-site work your team is doing at our European locations. You've managed to overcome all obstacles and do a fabulous job."

- Matt Osterhaus, Panther Express