[rescue] Waht is a decent Sun Workstation

[Shawn Wallbridge]

Kevin wrote:

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>I've been playing with my Sparcstation 20 for a week or
>so now, and have decided i might like to get a more
>powerful machine for everyday use.  Nothing too
>expensive just something a bit more modern.
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>Is an Ultra5 or an Ultra10 a good choice?  are there
>any pitfalls to watch out for?
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>Thanks,
>/KRM
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Well, depending on what you use your machine really makes a difference.

You may be fine with your SS20 if you picked up a higher speed 
processor, more ram and a faster disk. But with the UltraX prices 
recently, you could probably pick up a decent U1 or even U2 for a 
similar price.

As for Ultra's it also depends on what you are going to use if for.  A 
U1e 200 can be a decent machine, but is Sbus based. As is a U2. Since a 
U2 is a dual processor machine, it depends on how much your OS uses that 
second processor. Either machines are nice, but maybe a little slow 
depending on what you need.

After that, you start getting into the PCI based Ultra's. Personally, I 
would avoid the U5 and U10. They are not of the usual Sun quality and 
they use IDE disks (which could be a benefit if you _need_ the space). 
Personally, I love my U30 (which is actually around the same price as a 
U10. It's PCI, can take gobs of memory, fast disks and can run Dual headed.

So, depending on your budget and what you need, I would recommend a U1/2 
or a U30. I would stay away from 5's and 10's.

IMHO

shawn