[rescue] Re: AXi vs. Ultra 30

[Robert Novak]

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Eric Dittman wrote:

> If the cost were the same, which would be better, an Ultra AXi
> or an Ultra 30?  

Yes.

AXi will take faster CPUs (up to 440MHz) but only up to 1GB RAM. Uses RAM
similar to U5/U10 in banks of two. Fun with column addressing modes.

Ultra 30 will take up to 300MHz CPU but up to 2GB RAM, and two UPA
vertical framebuffers (ignore this part though). Uses Ultra 1/2 style RAM
in banks of 4. If it works in a U1 or U2, it works in a U30.

Depends on your priorities, really. 

I just sold my desktop AXi to go to a U30, but that was mainly because I'm
board-swapping it for a U60/AXdp. U60 will probably kick AXi or U30's butt
all over the place for SMP-friendly applications, but the U60s aren't
under $500ish yet. 


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