Re: NT Costs vs. AS/400

["John Taylor" <john.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just for kicks, I did a configuration on IBM's website using their top-end xSeries line. Note that this server might (IMO) be huge overkill for 50 web-users. I'm not familiar with the Lawson package so I can't really offer an informed opinion regarding the sizing.

 

 

Hardware

xSeries 250

Dual Pentium Xeon 700Mhz processors

2MB Cache

1GB Ram (ECC Chipkill)

9.1GB Ultra160 SCSI Drives X 4 for 36GB DASD

Ultra160 RAID Controller

Standard floppy, CD-Rom, etc.

 

(this unit includes all the goodies: hot swap drives, PCI, power, and fans)

 

 

Price as configured: $11,813.00 U.S.

 

Software

W2K Server with 25 Base CALS

25 Additional CALS

 

Price: $2797.00

 

Total price: $14,610 U.S.

 

 

This is all full retail pricing, before discounts of any kind have been applied. I'd say there is a good chance that your BP has included some extra cost for the Lawson software in his estimate.

 

 

John Taylor

Canada

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil.Kestenbaum@FAIRCHILDPUB.com

To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 14:50

Subject: RE: NT Costs vs. AS/400

This is true, it is referring to a robust machine. I spoke to a BP, and explained our need, and this is what he estimated, as a minimum. We would need to deploy the Lawson web browser version, for Financials and HR - Payroll, for about 40-50 users. I did not get the specs yet, as I just asked him about this today. I am just ball parking at this point. Our problem is that the 620-820 upgrade is quoted at 78K, so I am looking for an alternative.