[geeks] Apple vs. Sun

[Chris Hedemark]

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On Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 12:06 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:

> I would almost say those two machines are designed for entirely 
> different
> tasks.

But where is the Blade 150 a better use of $2,000?

I mean, just a short comparison:

Sun has one slower CPU.  Apple has two faster CPU's.
Sun has IDE HDD.  Apple has SCSI.
Sun has 100Mbps ethernet.  Apple has 1Gbps.

Obviously in an all Sun shop there are advantages to low end Sun 
workstations.  Or if you want to port your UNIX app to Solaris and want 
to spend the least money possible doing it.  I don't have a problem 
with the Blade 150 other than its price.  Either beef up the hardware 
to match the price, or drop the price to match the hardware.

Chris Hedemark
Hillsborough, NC
http://yonderway.com


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