Re: Power supply efficiency on older model Sun equipment

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Robert Chase <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hmmm,
>
> <sarcasm>
> I certainly hope it would beat the Ultra 60 considering its a 1998 vintage
> system.  Thats the part I always find amusing.  People comparing a ten year
> old Sun with a brand new PC.
>  I wonder how the PC would fair against a
> Sunfire V445 with raided SAS disks?  Would be more fair than comparing 10

What they are comparing is what they can afford.
Its logical.  If given the choice of buying a 10 year
old Lexus or a 5 year old Toyota I'll take the Toyota.
People only find themselves making those comparisons
because they are concerned with cost and family budget.

When you find a V445 with 320GB SAS for $500 let me know.
I can't afford the "quality" and capacities both.

In my perspective it is a choice of saving money,
not the glory of building a dynasty of computing
or building a mission critical solution to run at home.

I'm making a choice to run with the lowest total cost
for a home server.  That choice was once to use
the free Sun hardware that is no longer suited for
my workplace, or to locate deals on Sun equipment
on eBay.  On second thoughts I'm abandoning
that.  It goes for IBM hardware they discard too.

I'm sorry if my priorities have rained on your
luxurious (from my budget viewpoint) standards.

--Donald