Elite3D-M3s, 501-5484 vs. 501-4860 (was Re: [rescue] Some days ....)

[Phil Stracchino]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 11:12:24AM -0500, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
> > One mo' time, can anyone tell me the difference between a 501-4860 and a
> > 501-5484?  I assume there must BE a difference because the 501-4860s are
> > $14.99 each (87 available) and the 501-5484s are $19.99 each (47
> > available).
> 
> The Sun System Handbook is your friend:
> 
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Graphics/GRAPH_AFB.html

Yeah, that page I found already.

> It looks to be a numbers game.  They appear to be the same card, but
> packaged as different FRUs (ie: standalone, or as part of an m6
> assembly), or possibly the exact same part for different workstations,
> or possibly with different firmware levels.
> 
> In any case, Sun seems to treat them as equivalent in the Handbook.

That was all the conclusion I could draw too ....  I'm just curious why
one's priced a third higher.  Maybe the seller only *THINKS* there's a
difference.


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