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PC Mag offers Apple Xserve G5, xServe G5 RAID review

updated 04:00 pm EDT, Thu August 19, 2004

PC Mag on Xserve G5


PC Magazine has published a review of Apple's Xserve G5 and xServe G5 RAID. "If you have a Mac-heavy or mixed computing environment, the Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID might be the right solution for your company. The overall package presents an elegant alternative to Windows or Linux setups, although you will give up the diversity and cost savings of the more commoditized hardware that supports those other platforms."


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  1. macimmortal

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    08/19, 04:36pm | report spam | Reply |

    Once again the bias...

    is showing. I went to Dell.com and spec'd out a similiar server with Dual Xeon 3.4 processors and 4 gb of memory. I added Windows 2003 server and 40 bucks X 295 for a total of 300 clients (typical medium-large business).
    The price WITHOUT ANY freakin hardware RAID configuration was over $19,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Apple's solution with RAID *AND* UNLIMITED clients is $12,600.00
    Can ANYONE explain to me why they clarified their recommendation thusly:

    "The overall package presents an elegant alternative to Windows or Linux setups, although you will give up the diversity and cost savings of the more commoditized hardware that supports those other platforms."

    ARRRRGGGHHHHHHHH. Diversity? Cost savings? WTF?
    I need some aspirin

  1. phillymjs

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    08/19, 05:16pm | report spam | Reply |

    You forget...

    The price of $PRODUCT is only the most important factor when Apple's $PRODUCT costs more.

  1. jayshao

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    08/20, 12:38am | report spam | Reply |

    What about Linux?

    What if your using Linux? Or Netware? Then the cost of Microsoft's product licenses may not apply. Also, so many businesses already have site licenses for everything Microsoft that if you're an individual manager approving the purchase the licenses have already been paid for.

    I know that still means you're paying for them, but it's much easier to get permission for something that's already there...

  1. mbryda

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    08/20, 09:01am | report spam | Reply |

    Linux

    You still have to pay someone for Linux. Not for the OS, but what every business really needs - SUPPORT.

    And, for the M$ site licenses - you still have to pay per server and seat, so reducing the # of server licenses (And seats) can add up to a HUGE savings....

    We won't even discuss how any IT person who buys a Dell server should be fired immediately. They are garbage and the biggest POS servers ever to be sold.

    And then there's PC World's Proprietary comment. I don't get it. Every serve I've touched, from IBM to Compaq to Dell, to Gateway, to Clones has been proprietary. You need to go back to them for hard drives, power supplies, RAM (most won't think of troubleshooting with 3rd party RAM), etc.... Every server is proprietary...

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