UNIX admin wrote: >> I got the >> gist of what you said: SPARC is overpriced for what >> it does. x86 is the saner option. What is >> your opinion on Sun's x86 offerings ( esp the Sun >> Ultra 20M2 ) ? >> > > Sun is currently playing this gimmick where the base price is really good, > but that same base configuration is useless, and Sun knows it. Then, as soon > as one starts getting the second disk drive ($360 per 500GB drive? You've GOT > to be kidding me!) or more memory ($360, what are those RAM chips made of, > Titanium?) This is not true, just check 2GB costs $230 for Utra 20M2. Guess how much Apple MacPro costs 2GBM costs $500. Of course, I assume no one on this list is sane enough to get Apple hardware :)
-Ghee > the price goes through the roof. > > Would you want to do business with a company playing these kinds of games? > > As far as Ultra20 M2 is concerned, it's a desktop PC. And you already know > what I think about desktops. > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
