On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:44:14 -0600 Paul Stejskal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> The issue isn't a powerhouse server, it's upload bandwidth. It can have > a 5 THz processor, and 1TB of RAM, it can run CVS all it wants but if it > only has dialup then it's kinda dumb. we have the datacentre sorted. we will have bandwidth to kill (100mbit+ both ways). right now i'm waiting on benr to get back with some sort of word from sun as to if they will be kind enough to provide boxen :) > Paul > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 09:25 -0500, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-03-02 at 16:30 +0900, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > > actually - just checked dell again. > > > > > > dell poweredhe 850 1u, sata raid controller, dual core 3ghz penitum-d, > > > 2gb ram, cdrom, 250gb sata x2, 24x cdrom, 3 years basic warranty next day > > > on-site, level 1 hw queue (we arent THAT concerned that if they take a > > > day or 2 to fix it we will lose customers!), no OS (likely will be > > > re-installed anyway) - $1838. thats without any discounts. we possibly > > > can get. > > > > I'm a Dell VAR. Well, my Linux consulting company is a Dell VAR. > > Anyway, I can get you a Dell server at my cost, which can be > > significant, depending on the configuration. I also always have free > > shipping. > > > > There's only one problem: I'm in Canada. I don't know if > > shipping/selling to a customer outside of Canada is possible. I would > > have to ask my rep if it's allowed. > > > > Should I look into it? > > > > Regards, > > > > Ranbir i looked at dell and hp mostly - and dell offered more choices that ended up with cheaper prices (eg - we can get sata raid with dell whihc is sitgnifincatly cheaper and MUCH bigger diskspace wise than the scsi raid hp offered). we also can get .edu discount prices as well on dell and hp hw for this (the datacentre can get this for us if we just buy thru them - it also means the hw will be shipped direct-to-site and thats going to be handy). so a AR price might be competitive - might be better than .edu price, but shipping extras from .ca to .usa may screw that up (and who knows - customs duties too!) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
