[geeks] Big Blue Smoke

Steven Hill sjh at matrix.net
Thu Apr 11 21:25:47 CDT 2002


> > And the X1 is only $1k
> >
> > or since they are IDE based, with no PCI slot, do they not count?
>
> If you want to run your business on an IDE drive, be my guest.

Well, since the whole thing is a FRU...

We run tens of these units.

Double the disks and mirror them.

Undoubtedly for simplicity the T1s with SCA bays on the front is a
good bet, but for web serving, small FS and what we use the X1s for,
they are fine.

Oh, and a third of the cost..

S.

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Steven Hill
Systems Administrator

www.matrixnetsystems.com



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