[SPARCbook] UltraBookIIi review in October 2000 Server/Workstation Expert

[Ken Hansen]

In the above magazine they review the UltraBookIIi, a $17,000 base SPARC
laptop with a great list of features (large screen, 2x HD trays, large
memory capacity and high speed CPU). Fully configured (the system you'd
want) at about $26,000 - with 400 Mhz/2 MB CPU, 2x12 Gig HDs and 1 Gig of
RAM!

They talk about the high multiple premium this laptop costs in relation to a
similar SPARC desktop, but it may not be as bad as they make it out to be...
A similar desktop box would cost you:

$2000 for a Sun Ultra 30 base (overkill?)
$3200 for a Sun 400 Mhz/2 MB CPU
$5600 for 1 Gig RAM (4x256 Meg RAM DIMMs, X7005A)
$1000 for 24 Gig HD (est.)
$ 300 for a 20" monitor

(note: all prices from recent E.L.I. Systems advertisement - considered to
reflect "list" prices, not the best price on the net, I am sure a lower-cost
could be found!)

For a total of $12, 100 - so to get all the above in a 9 pound case that can
run for nearly *one hour* on the built-in battery, you would pay a 110%
surcharge over the price of the similar desktop system.

The review is at: http://swexpert.com/R/SE.F2.OCT.00.pdf

Enjoy,

Ken