How much usually costs a server for a small company?

Hi,



IT just asked me for %26gt;5000$ for a new server. We are a small company and this server will be used just for mail service (300 mail boxes), ERP business system and shared disk space.



What is a reasonable price? Shouldn't we consider a hosting?



Thanks!How much usually costs a server for a small company?
Could be a reasonable price, depending on the specs of the machine.



Most likely though it's a severely overspec'd machine for your purposes, and a cheaper one would do just fine.How much usually costs a server for a small company?
You should not purchase a server, to take server on rent is good idea as you are a small company. It will reduce your server, hardware, software update costs. My friend uses such service for his law office. You can try their services. P.S.- http://www.onthenetoffice.com