[geeks] Sun Fire V120 Server -vs- Apple Xserve

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Monday, June 24, 2002 at 00:34:46 (+0200), Kevin Lee wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Sun Fire V120 Server -vs- Apple Xserve
>
> YEAH SURE NICE MACHINE.....but can you get it fixed in UNDER 2 WEEKS
> when it breaks.

If that's what you want then that's what you pay for.  Premimum Service
is only $950.00 for three whole years.  That's one hell of a deal,
probably even better than similar "free" deals from IBM, and from HP for
their switches considering that the load on the Apple phone support will
undoutably be a _lot_ higher than HP ever has to deal with for workgroup
and enterprise switches.

>  Oh and want a HARD DRIVE TRAY for your new apple xserver.

It comes with four drive trays and has only four bays.  Why do you think
you need an extra tray?  They have a parts kit that includes an etra
drive module in it (i.e. drive and tray).  They're ATA/100 hot-swap
using the SCA-II connector.  You won't be finding those off the shelf
from third-party suppliers for a at little yet.

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