GnuCash Hardware renewal: call for input

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Tom Browder <tom.browder at gmail.com>:

> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>> "Tom Browder" <tom.browder at gmail.com> writes:
> ...
>>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> ...
>>> I like the ECC memory for config 2--highly recommended feature.
>>
>> For some reason this company <http://www.pcsforeveryone.com/> does
>> not provide ECC memory for the Intel system, and only provides ECC
>> for the AMD system.
>
> Are those the best prices you've found for an assembled system?  Have
> you considered rolling your own?  (Although, after my most recent
> experience, I might reconsider ever rolling my own again!)

The BEST prices?  I don't know.  I haven't spent hours and hours
doing comparison shopping.  I've used this vendor before and I
like their service and hardware.  I've also used Dell before, but
for this class of device Dell costs about $1k more.

As for rolling my own...  The additional time and effort just isn't
worth it for me.  I have a one week window in late January to do
the install and service swap, which doesn't provide a lot of room
for slippage if the hardware build-your-own isn't working.

>> I do like the fact that the AMD system has more expandability, more
>> RAM slots, etc.  It's certainly cheaper to get 8x2GB than 4x4GB.
>
> Agree.
>
>> One thing I don't really understand is the main difference between
>> the Intel(R) Xeon(R) L5420 2.50GHz and the Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5420 2.50GHz.
>> I.e., other than the "voltage", what's the difference between
>> the L series and the E series?  Is the performance the same,
>> just lower power consumption?
>
> This comparison link
>
> (http://compare.intel.com/pcc/default.aspx?familyid=5&culture=en-US&iid=products_xeon5000+body_compare)
>
> just shows the L to be a lower power user.  Otherwise, to me, being in
> the same model class implies essentially the same performane.

Thanks for the links.. I'll look later today.

> -Tom

-derek

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