[rescue] Hardware up FT/FS

Andrew Jones andrew at jones.ec
Thu May 19 14:04:31 CDT 2011


On 05/19/2011 02:45 PM, Cody Swanson wrote:
> I recently picked up an Intel server mid-tower with a Xeon X3210 quad
> core, 4 GB ECC ram and a promise sata raid card for $200 off a local
> classifieds site. It will run the latest and greatest versions of OSX
> if I so desire, and it's quite a bit faster than a G5 while using
> less power. It's amazing what not having an apple logo on a machine
> does to the price of the hardware!

If you think the Apple logo is expensive, go price out an IBM version. 
This thread drove me to check Ebay for an IBM 7047 -- a used one costs 
more than those Apple-branded G5s cost brand new.


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