Hmmm, A 1U DELL Appserver.Web 120 with 512Mb RAM etc would be pretty cheap - comes with 2 internal ethernet ports, and 2 more cost about $100 - would be pretty much a flying machine, but I am unsure I could get one without the SCSI ports and disks!
Best Regards, Steve Leach Network Manager Miami International Limited Eaglescliffe Logistics Centre Durham Lane Egglescliffe URL: http://www.askalix.com TEL: 01642 356205 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Swartzendruber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [gb-users] GB1000 .vs. a Batch of Solutions > At 06:15 PM 2/28/02 +0000, Steve Leach wrote: > >I see and would endorse your view - in fact as I said I am happy with the > >GB1000 in terms of product/performance and would and indeed have recommended > >it - in fact I still would if asked. In terms of scalability I see your > >point, and I had not really considered the option or building a system using > >a beefed up PC as I like the appliance model where I can get it. I have also > >just noted that the model they quote is of a lower specification than that > >currently shipped and the firmware/ software revision is probably out of > >date too. > > Interesting idea: I'm tempted to spec out a 1U server PC with no disks and 4 > ethernet ports and see what price point I can hit (assuming it's not > unreasonable > to look for an IDE controller, since most of the 1U products I've seen assume > some kind of SCSI solution. also depends on being able to get 4 enet ports [at > an absolute minimum] in the thing...) > > >The tone of the article is the thing that really staggered me, it is pretty > >negative and as you say comparisons with higher cost models are misleading - > >I was a bit indignant to tell the truth as I like the product, and was > >trying to bring attention to the fact that the potential buyer was being > >given an impression that was unfavourable to say the least. > > > >For the record, we just bought a RoboX for our fringe office VPN and it > >works a treat as well :-) > > same here. i had a flash unit for my home office but i resold it to a > client an replaced > it with a robox. no dissatisfaction with the flash, i just didn't have the > "under the desk" > space for the minitower. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
