On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:45 AM, Manish Chakravarty <manishchaks at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi BOSUG, > > I was planning to buy a SUN machine to use as my main workstation for > sometime now. > They seem to be too costly for me > > I recently came across this: > http://in.sun.com/webstore/workstations/ultra20/globaledu.jsp > > This promotional offer is for Education and Research sector. > can the definition of "research" be extrapolated a little bit to include the > tinkering we do with the latest Nevada builds everytime they come out ;) > (ok , bad joke!) > > Will SUN be willing to sell their hardware to the community members at these > rates? >
Unlikely is my guess. I do not see how any organization can define a target segment and consistent sales policy. You can try your luck. And do consider the total cost of ownership (costs post buy - parts sourcing/replacement, service). In the meanwhile you may want to checkout the prices of systems at http://www.computerwarehousepricelist.com I am sure there will be some product of your liking. -Shiv
