Re: What do people think of a Sunfire v210

On 24 February 2011 20:11, Steve <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 09:19:10AM -0500, Nemo wrote:
>> A local recycler has a used one.  Opinions sought.
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>
> I've not seen any responses, so I thought I'd offer an opinion...
>
> I guess a lot depends on how much for and what you want to do with
> it etc. and what sort of environment you're going to put it into.

They want $350 for it (2x1.34GHz, 2GB, 2x72GB).  The fact that I can
drive there is a big plus.

It will go into the basement, probably as a home server.  (Noise is
not much of a problem, given that this is an old farmhouse with fairly
solid floors and walls.)

> They're fairly nice machines however, if I had to pick,
> I'd say that the v240 is a better choice of machine in the
> longer term, particularly if you can get the dual CPU version.

He has what he has.  Thanks for the answer.

john

>
> If you're thinking of co-lo, it's 2u instead of 1u but it does have the
> advantage of dual PSU and you have two additional drive bays to play
> with for the longer term.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve