On Oct 19, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Martin Bochnig wrote:
Shao Wu wrote:
For persnal use, I would suggest to go with AMD -- you can swap
the processor at a later time for a faster cpu or for quart-core
chips without replacing the machine. Just make sure your machine
is using AM2 socket (AMD machines that are using DDR2 memory
modules).
Go the SPARC way of life.
I recommend you a cheap used SunBlade 1000 (==2000).
ebay ...
The sb1k/2k will never disappoint you.
It's only a bit power hungry but it is worth that extra money.
It's one of the fastest sun4u machines, still.
Very reliable, expandable (i.e. ieee1394a external hdds) and silent.
No RISC no fun.
AMD64 boxes are admittedly also tempting, I agree.
But is it love??
I give you 8/10 on the RichTeer[1] scale
[1] The RichTeer scale is the official rating system
for SPARC bigotry ;o)
Kaiser Jasse -- Authorized Stealth Oracle -- Happy owner of a SB100
The axioms of wisdom:
1. Go the SPARC way of life
2. You can't conquer the universe without the knowledge of FORTRAN
3. In the Unix realm, 10% of work fixes 90% of the problems
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