Re: Server comparison

[Benjamin Huntsman <BHuntsman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why buy a power 8 with power 9’s on the market?
You’re automatically building in a shorter support lifecycle up front...



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> On Sep 21, 2018, at 12:48 PM, Bob Cagle <bcagle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> We're in the market for a new IBM Power system, either hosted or on-prem.  I have two companies giving me quotes for on-prem:
>
> Quote #1 is for an 8284-21A 1-core, 16GB ram, with 849 usable DASD.
>
> Quote #2 is for an 8286-41A 1-core, 16GB ram, with 849 usable DASD.
>
> Each vendor says the machine in their quote has 9360 CPW.
>
> With all the specs being identical, what's the difference between the 8284-21A and the 8286-41A?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Cagle
> IT Manager
> Lynk
>
>
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