Re: i5 Youngsters -- MIDRANGE-NONTECH

Subject: Re: i5 Youngsters
From: "Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:48:45 +0100
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On 1/15/08, Walden H. Leverich <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

sense to run cheaper disk in a RAID configuration. Why are we looking to
do anything different w/servers? A modern server will be just as stable
as a System i, and if it's not, you can put two together for a fraction

And the technological difference between, e.G. a System x3650 and
System i515 is nonexistant. Even worse, the System i is trailing in
terms of technology. No SAS disks. No PCI-Express.

And maintenance wise: The Model 515 was designed by an idiot on acid.
Remove service processor, internal media bay, power supplies, fans
just to access the memory? Insane.

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