RE: [cobalt-users] Alternative Server Appliance Q&A

[David Lucas <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:35 PM 1/10/2003, you wrote:
> Very competitive pricing to a mid to high end Raq550..
>
> Biggest difference is contents of the product (server components) and custom
> configuration vs. buying only set configurations from Sun.  To some degree a
> person can't help but feel Sun and others are missing the boat on a number
> of issues.. customer or barebone systems for one.
>
> FYI - I get the impression that IBM & HP have or are in negotiations for OEM
> versions of the OS to be installed on some of their boxes to compete with
> Sun-Cobalt
>
> The unit I decided to order has:
> =========================================================================
> 2.4Ghz CPU :)  --- 3GHz is available but to costly currently.. $600+
> 512MB RAM --- Expandable
> 2-60GB 7200 ATA133 Drives :)  Much larger is available this was our choice.
> 1-Slim CD-Rom
> Hardware RAID :)
> 4-Year Spare-In-The-Air :)
> 24x7 support :)
>
> Price.. about $2500.00
>
> ** Typical turn around for delivery on standard units approximately 2-days
> or less.
>
> FYI - I apologize if this comes off sounding like a plug.. and I guess it is
> in a way, but we have signed up to resell the units.  Assuming we are
> satisfied with the initial unit and testing we do with it.
>
>
> Jerry


This unit is not an appliance and thus not an alternative server appliance.
They also only show the unit being certified for windows.  I guess some 
people, like paul, will like this.

You could buy any slim rack mount for about the same price.  You then load 
what ever you want.  I used to use systems from Crystal Systems and they 
were pretty good.  But I had proprietary power supplies.  $200+ for a power 
supply is ridiculous.

Does anyone really have an alternative server appliance?

Server appliances are for those people who want to maintain many machines 
with a lower amount of maintaninence and for those who are not literate 
enough to build a system from scratch. (me when it comes to Linux)  I even 
went to a LUG and tried to get some help loading a server.  They said load 
everything and then they would show me how to shut things down.  I down 
want everything loaded on a server.  Only what I need.  That is what an 
appliance already has.  May not be what you want, but it is what most 
appliance users need.



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