[rescue] Hardware up FT/FS

Patrick Finnegan pat at computer-refuge.org
Sat May 21 20:56:24 CDT 2011


On Thursday, May 19, 2011, Andrew Jones wrote:
> 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.

The JS20/JS21 blades are more affordable.  The POWER Intellistation 
systems were designed for a market that helps keep their price up.

Pat
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Patrick Finnegan


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