Re: What do people think of a Sunfire v210

On 2/25/2011 9:31 AM, Nemo wrote:
> 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.
> [...]
>> 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
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I checked with an admin pal from a previous gig, where we had a couple 
hundred V-boxen.  His response was the V2xx machines were well made and 
reliable, with adequate but not inspiring performance for the time.  
Echoing Nemo, they mostly had V240s and V440/480s, as these were more 
"future-proof" and space wasn't an issue (until it was, but that's a 
different story).

That said, speaking only for myself, $350 seems like a lot for what 
you'd get. YMMV.

KJ