Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC

["Roy A. Urick" <rurick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lucas" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC


> At 12:06 AM 4/1/2002, you wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >From: "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 5:11 PM
> >Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC
> >
> >
> > > On Tuesday 02 April 2002 04:35 pm, Kevin D wrote:
> > > > > Thanks for the response . . .  But if that is the case,  then why
> >spend
> > > > > so
> > > >
> > > > much
> > > >
> > > > > on a RAQ4 if I can build a PC that will do the same for much much
> >less?
> >
> >In my research (this is all on paper, havent built it yet), I can put
> >together a Redhat based 1u system equivalent to the raq's performance for
> >marginally more ($400) using Redhat, and plesk for the GUI.
>
> I just checked the plesk web site.  They say to do up to 300 web sites it
> is $600.
> So, just how do you build a system and put plesk on it
for $400?
There seems to be a slight miscommunication. I didnt mean Plesk for $400.
the price difference was between a raq, and a generic 1u linux box with
plesk. NOT saying plesk is $400, thats the approximate price difference
between the two from what I found.

Also, after looking at the configs and pricing, I am a little off. I bought
my 4r last summer for $2600. apparently that was right before a price drop
of about $900 :(.


the total cost of my solution was about $3000 (1.1ghz server), less if I can
find the link for the 1u servers with K6/500 procs, etc (similar power to a
cobalt).
>
> > > >
> > > > You have to build it.
> > > > No tidy .pkg files for software updates.
> > >
> > > No, you have state-of-the-art things like redhats up2date,
> > > 1) e-mail notification from "bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxx"
> > > 2) "redhat-watch-list@xxxxxxxxxx"
> > > 3) up2date (program contacts RedHat, checks for updates, obtains,
> >installs)
> > > 4) rhnsd (daemon program contacts RedHat, checks for updates, obtains,
> > > installs)
> >
> >The only drawback I found is that RHN for the auto updates comes at a
price
> >of about $20 per server/mo.
> >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gerald Waugh : Registered Linux user # 255245
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