I don't really know why there are even any quotes in this thread... we don't know enough about your friend and his particular needs. Could you please tell us more?
I can give you three dedicated servers for $300 or I can give you three dedicated servers for $6,000. There are so many different variables, it would be impossible for me to know even where to begin without knowing some of the basics...
How much bandwidth does he need?
How powerful do the servers need to be?
What kind of sites is he running?
How much storage does he need?
Is redundancy important?
Feel free to e-mail me at
[email protected] and I can create a special package that meets his exact needs as opposed to him picking up some discount server that doesn't do exactly what he wants...