Re: [cobalt-users] Any advice before buying a RaQ550?

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

Peter Kiil wrote:
> 
> I'm very close to buying my first Cobalt server. I'm starting a small
> hosting business with 2 of my friends and we decided to buy a RaQ since it
> seems to cover our needs pretty well.
> 
> We decided on the RaQ4, but a few days later the RaQ550 was announced. After
> comparing specs and price we decided to buy a RaQ550. So here's my simple
> question: Are we paying to be Crash Test Dummies or is the RaQ550 ok even
> though it's a pretty new product? Anyone tested it yet? Anyone words of
> advice?
> 
> No price comments please. I know we can get a Linuxbox cheaper but that's
> not what we want.

FWIW from a Sun employee, the 550 went through probably the most extensive
beta testing of any Cobalt product to date, with several large ISPs and
some enterprise-type customers, and got pretty decent reviews from
everybody.  I have one of my own, and think it's probably the best box
combination (hardware horsepower + features) we've produced in the Sun
Cobalt line to date.

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Bruce Timberlake
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