Re: Apple should buy SUN.
From: Logan Shaw (lshaw-usenet_at_austin.rr.com)
Date: 11/23/05
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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:45:02 GMT
Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <PI%gf.31194$1l6.5311@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, KJ wrote:
>
>>This is now a completely dated statement. Sun has introduced faster AND
>>cheaper systems than Dell that are certified to run Unix, Linux, and
>>Windows. You'll have to pay more for a slower, less efficient, Dell
>>that offers less flexibility of software choices as compared to a new Sun.
> The cheapest server I see at Sun is $745. Dells statr much lower than that.
Cheapest rack-mount server I can see at Dell is $779. They
have tower servers for cheaper, but that's not comparing apples
to apples[1].
The $779 Dell[2] is a 2.53 GHz Celeron D with 256K L2 cache.
The $745 Sun[3] is a 2 GHz Opteron with 1MB L2 cache.
Both have 512MB memory and dual gigabit ethernet.
Both come with a 3-year, next business day parts warranty.
On the plus side for Dell, the Dell comes with an 80GB SATA
drive. The Sun has no drive and an 80GB SATA drive is $150
extra.
On the plus side for Sun, $745 is the regular list price of
the Sun server. The Dell's regular list price is $1039, and
the $260 instant savings is a "limited time offer".
All in all, the pricing is very similar between the two, but
I would expect the Sun's 2 GHz Opteron 146 to beat the living
snot out of the Dell's 2.53 GHz Celeron D 326. Intel's web
site says that the Celeron D delivers "exceptional value for
desktop PCs"[4], whereas the Opteron is clearly a server
processor.
Given that the prices are quite comparable, which one do you
want in your server: a budget desktop processor, or a real
server chip?
- Logan
[1] Naturally, some people may not care about rack mount
servers, and they may go for a tower server. But
1U rack mount servers are an important market.
[2] the Dell PowerEdge 850 BASE.
[3] the Sun Fire X2100.
[4] see http://www.intel.com/products/processor/celeron_D/ .
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