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Re: Sun vs PC Linux - Anyone making the shift? [message #29292 is a reply to message #29282] Mon, 11 February 2002 13:28 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Rick Towler is currently offline  Rick Towler
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> Why are inexpensive PC archictectures beating pants off of Sun machines
that >cost twice as much (but not alphas)?


Because Sun can't scale their processors as quickly as AMD and Intel (their
business model requires relativly long product cycles and lifetimes). Plus,
they never had a superior design like the Alpha to begin with. That being
said, their latest US-IIIcu procesor at 1050 competes quite well with the
latest offerings from AMD and Intel. I don't think you can get the new cu
processors in your SunBlade though.

Ace's SPECmine has the details:

http://www.aceshardware.com/SPECmine/index.jsp



FWIW we are sticking with our Sun for the foreseeable future. It may not be
nearly as fast as our x86 machines but it is the core system in our lab and
the price was worth it. OS maintenance is simple and the hardware has been
flawless.

Speaking of price, you should really look into their .edu deals. We got our
ultra-60 direct from Sun for a steal by trading in an old IPC!

-Rick

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