On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:12:06 +0000 Ghee Teo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. fyi- 2GB of DDR2-667, ECC from Crucial runs $119. So you're paying approx. 100% markup to buy from Sun. > 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 :) If I wanted to run FreeBSD.. oh wait, I do.....;-P -- Best regards, Ken Gunderson Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is putting a reply at the top of the message frowned upon? _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
