https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/hp-blade-bl280c/m-p/4604467#M9715 Against competitors i belive they are equal amongst all. They all use almost the same hardware so the preformance is marginal.<BR /><BR />Against the Expensive models depends on what your after. This model has no hotswap disks. And is limited to raid 0 or 1. There are some features this model doesn't support compared to for example bl460c G6 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:39:52 GMT Cederberg 2010-03-26T06:39:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/hp-blade-bl280c/m-p/4604466#M9714 Hi, how has this model fair against other more expensive models and competitors? Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:20:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/hp-blade-bl280c/m-p/4604466#M9714 Li-Wei Ho 2010-03-22T05:20:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/hp-blade-bl280c/m-p/4604467#M9715 Against competitors i belive they are equal amongst all. They all use almost the same hardware so the preformance is marginal.<BR /><BR />Against the Expensive models depends on what your after. This model has no hotswap disks. And is limited to raid 0 or 1. There are some features this model doesn't support compared to for example bl460c G6 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:39:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/hp-blade-bl280c/m-p/4604467#M9715 Cederberg 2010-03-26T06:39:52Z