Well, I consider that box to be low/mid-range for a server. I figure that by the time that server is swamped (It'll be running both PostgreSQL 7.0.2 and PHP 4.0.2/Optimizer, I can afford to buy a mid-range server (like SPARC/Solaris). A machine like that would provide some considerable oomph, as the the ServerWorks Chipset (used by most OEMs for their Intel servers) helps with Intel's greatest problem - memory bandwidth. According to Sun, an E250 with: 1 400MHz UltraSPARC 512MB memory 1 18GB SCSI 10000RPM disk Fast Ethernet Redundant Power Supply No video card That would run me $15,000. I still would need another disk or two, plus a license for one of the two RAID solutions (non-hardware), or need to purchase some kind of RAID solution. Would that be a faster machine than the one I can make for $3500? Even if it is, is it worth the 400% price differential? Nick Reinking jethro at freakzilla.com, on 09/19/2000 03:46:32 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org @ PMDF cc: Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21429] Server recommendations Hi, On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Adam Maloney wrote: > When your company grows just grow the machine with it. There's no > business sense in having a machine that cost you an arm and a leg just sit > idle for 99.9% of the time picking it's nose. I agree. If you DON'T want to start with the very-high-end, get some homebrew mid-range box. I guess it depends on what kind of laod you're expecting. However, when the loads DO get high, Intel is not the place to be. -Yaron -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org