On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 10:53 AM, Richard Kenward wrote:Interesting to put the two sets of charts side by side.
Very (if I understood them right with only a quick glance...)
Would I be right in thinking that a dual Xeon system with the same spec as the dual G5 would be more expensive than the G5?
Dear Simon
I have not looked to see what the pricing is of a Xeon system of a similar spec to the G5 2MHz. You may recall that the Xeon used in the test was a 2.4GHz....it's up to 3GHz now I believe.
What I find surprising is that the lower spec. G5's seem to be so disappointing when compared to their 2GHz dual, (if the tests are to be believed), and the price differential is comparatively small. The other interesting point is that in the publicity surrounding the release of the G5 a couple of months ago, I think it was not their 2GHz box, was meant to be sooo much faster than the Xeon 2.2GHz!...oh well !!
I'm in no rush and the next couple of months should clarify many questions on all fronts, software too. Got to say that I really like the design of the G5...anyone got a spare case? No I'm not saying what I am tempted to put in it.....oh well it will be a handful of the 15K 320 Seagate Cheetah SCSI drives for certain...they are really terrific!
Cheers
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