HP hardware, warranties, and mea culpa

I was talking to some friends this week from HP about my blog post from February and my unhappiness with HP's refurbished hardware warranties. Don't get me wrong, I still love HP server hardware. I wanted to post a follow-up and share a couple of important lessons learned regarding refurbished hardware, though. First, check the warranty. Saving a few bucks on hardware may not be worth a shorter warranty period. Second, allow for an adequate burn-in time before the warranty expires. :-)