That's the best article I've seen yet, but on their price compares, I still can't come up with the numbers they're using for intel + linux. If you're comparing X-serv to a more commercial product such as a sun server, I believe that apple might stack up very nicely. And win2k is more expensive, at least from a software perspective, certainly. I'm still seeing Intel+Linux being 20% under the price of Apple hardware. Might be worth the difference, who knows.
-----Original Message----- From: Buddy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 3:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: X-server? I thought that the original discussion was about OS-X in the server world, not the desktop world. Here is a good comparo, from a Linux site, so it's not pro or anti apple by nature. It talks about the cost analysis a little bit. http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0724.macx.html It also has a link to some bench mark results and some other good stuff. Just food for thought. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:42 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: X-server? Just for argument's sake - in a P4 (2.54Ghz), it is VERY difficult to get up to $4,300. I spec'ed out what you just said, included a 17" flat screen, 80GB HD, etc, and I didn't come up with $4300. Much closer to $3500. That's in a precision (business-class line). I can't even get that close with a Dimension, which can still be a pretty high-end box. Like $2,750 for the Dimension. So...Not to get in a war of the specs with you, I just have not been able to realistically find Wintel not being cheaper. -----Original Message----- From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 2:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: X-server? On Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 09:46 , <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apple may be getting more competitive, but I still think an Intel solution > can be deployed cheaper than an Apple solution. I priced up a new high-end Wintel desktop for my wife. A Dell at $4,300 including software and peripherals. Our of curiosity, I priced up the same configuration on an iMac and it was $3,500. (17" flat screen, 1Gb RAM, 80Gb HD (I think), Zip Drive, MS Office, etc). $800 is a big saving... "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." -- Margaret Atwood ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
