More hardware design (was Re: GigaRouter)

Mon Oct 21 15:04:15 UTC 1996

> They're pretty costly, but they run cool, take up wee space and use only
> 65 watts for the CS500 standard version. We've standardized on them for
> our colo recommendation. They charge about $2700 for a case, power supply,
> passive backplane, floppy drive and P120 CPU card that comes with video
> and all the basic ports. We always source the hard drive and memory
> separately due to their exorbitant rates. I never priced one out without
> the CPU though I was thinking I'd ask about that next time I call. They're
> CPU prices are the most outrageous part, and I keep reminding them that
> they're out of line with the industry by a mile. The price differential
> between the P120 and the P166 for example is $900! You can get a P200 Pro
> for less than that. 
> 
> ...chop
> 
> Dan

If you have any luck getting CPU-less pricing from them, please tell me
or nanog at .  These are VERY nice colo boxes.

Avi