Quick question.

Joshua Brady somitho at gmail.com
Sun Aug 1 07:07:03 UTC 2004


On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 23:10:09 -0700, Michel Py
<michel at arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us> wrote:
> 
> > Alexei Roudnev wrote:
> > (but we still like old and cheap 2x1Ggz servers,
> > able to do 99% of all tasks).
> 
> Barely worth it anymore, these days you can find an Intel Server Chassis
> SR2300 and Intel Server Board SE7501WV2 (SCSI) for $1,500; it's a 2U
> dual-Xeon dual-channel DDR with 6 hot-swap scsi bays. I have to say that
> I get impatient when I work on anything that does not have dual-channel
> DDR; it does not take much time to get used to it :-(
> 
> > PS. I like E-bay; last example - our collegues spend a long
> > negotiations and settle price for Cisco switches with a good
> > discount; 10 seconds e-bay search revealed exactly the same
> > systems in original boxes (unopened) 10% cheaper -:)
> 
> Hear, hear. And since it's new, no re-licensing issues.
> 
> Hardware costs nothing these days:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73321&item=571185
> 5935&rd=1
> Maybe that's what I'll ask Santa this year: a BFR^H^H^H GSR to replace
> my home router.
> 
> <shameless plug>
> Looking for someone to provide an OC-12 to my home for $100/mo so I can
> test the router mentioned above. Oh, I also need this, don't I?
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=162&item=51126654
> 63&rd=1
> </shameless plug>

Called Cogent? There prices arn't that low but pretty close, and if
you find a nice sales guy you may be able to wiggle some of it out of
him.



> Michel.
> 
> 


Josh



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