Re: [cobalt-users] Are RaQs here to stay? (opinions wanted)

[Rusty Wilson <rustyw007@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I cant resist... I wasn't going to show my hand yet, but I think
the folks at Sun need to speak up here. I *really* do like the RaQs,
and I *would* like to stay with them, but...

Ensim Webppliance (250 sites) - $600 (retail)
http://www.ensim.com/solutions/webppliancels.shtml

Look at the feature set, its everything I WANT in my RaQ...
http://www.ensim.com/pdf/webppliancels/datasheet.pdf

"home built" 900Mhz AMD based system - $680.05
http://www.allstarshop.com
Enlight EN-2100SX1R 1U Rack Mount 3 Drive Bay w/ 150W Power Supply -
$213.95 
                                                                       
 
IBM Deskstar 60GXP IC35L040AVER07 40 GB ATA/100 Hard Drive - $104.00 
                                                                  
AMD Athlon Thunderbird K7 - 900MHz Socket A CPU (OEM) - $62.00 

256MB SDRAM 32Mx64-7.5 PC-133 3.3V Unbuffered DIMM - $18.95 
                                                                  
MSI 6378 KLE133 Socket A MicroATX Motherboard w/ Audio & Video - $64.00

D-Link Full Duplex 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet NIC - $10.95 

Adaptec 29160 Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter - $195.25

So, thats $1280.05 for the software and hardware.

The BASE RaQ4 with (450Mhz) 64MB RAM, 20GB HDD, SINGLE ethernet, and NO
scsi is $1399 from Sun...

Where are the new systems? Tech support has been great on the existing
systems (even seen a few Sun folks here on the list), but no new
products or features since the acquisition - and that was many moons
ago...

--
Rusty

--- Johan Pretorius <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rusty,
> 
> > In comparison to others, our company has only a small investment in
> the
> > RaQ line of products, so I am looking for opinions from others.
> > 
> > When the RaQs first came out, our experience with Unix/Linux was
> > minimal, so they were an excellent value to us.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Thanks for raising this issue - something I've tried to do with my
> "RaQ 5?"
> post.  We are in a similar position - the RaQ's are great when one
> wants to
> optimize support resources, but the hardware specs are falling behind
> (if only
> just).  And, judging by the amount of posts to this list and other
> forums, the
> range of software supplied as standard needs some revision.  
> 
> For example, the PHP/mySQL combination is far more popular than the
> PHP/Interbase one, not to mention ASP/Interbase.  Hopefully the JSP
> efforts will
> also pick up some speed.
> 
> How about it Sun - we would like to know what's store for the future
> ...
> 
> rgrds,
> 
> Johan
> 
> http://host24.com
> Your site. Every time.
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