Re: Linux on Sun-intel or Dell-intel?

From: <hjr.pythian_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:35:58 -0700
Message-ID: <1193297758.406577.271880@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com>

On Oct 25, 7:49 am, "Bob Jones" <em..._at_me.not> wrote:
> <emdproduct..._at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:1193144890.996138.248230_at_t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
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> > Our organization is debating whether we should to Sun-intel (not
> > solaris) or Dell-intel in terms of hardware for database. Sun-intel
> > seems to be much cheaper.
>
> > Does anybody have any experience/comments to share?
>
> > Thanks
>
> What models are you looking at? You may be comparing systems with different
> specs.
> For Linux, I would be more inclined toward Sun, simply because they have
> more experience in UNIX systems.

For what it's worth, I wouldn't touch Dell with a brass wazoo.

Long stories all of them, but it boils down to Dell being pricey with incredibly poor service for what you pay. I would prefer anything by HP these days myself. Received on Thu Oct 25 2007 - 02:35:58 CDT