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Wow! A real Sun Workstation for $1000
Look out wintel, here comes Sun. They've got a real, brand new workstation available for $1000 US. The new Sun Blade 100 (not the Blade 1000) just got released the other day.
Read more about it here http://www.sun.com/2001-0227/sunblade/
And you can add non-proprietary SDRAM to this guy. Looking at Crucial's prices, you can add an extra 512MB of ram (2 256MB modlues) to that guy for less than $250 US.
Now if only they came with Matrox video integrated in them. Unfortunately, they've got some POC ATi chip as the default integrated video.
Edit: To be a bit more specific, they are integrating the ATi RageXL, 8 MB SGRAM, onto the mobo. This POS cannot even do 1600x1200 in 24 bit color! Wasn't my ol Matrox Millennium I 8MB able to do 1600x1200x24? I know for sure the Mil2 8MB could.
Edit #2: I just got word back from my Sun sales rep. For those interested, the Blade 100 uses 168 pin PC133 SDRAM ECC unbuffered. I just ordered 2 sticks of 256MB CL2 from Crucial for only $98.99 a stick, and they've got free shipping! I also went for the $1000 web special from Sun.
[This message has been edited by Thundrchez (edited 01 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Thundrchez (edited 01 March 2001).]
Read more about it here http://www.sun.com/2001-0227/sunblade/
And you can add non-proprietary SDRAM to this guy. Looking at Crucial's prices, you can add an extra 512MB of ram (2 256MB modlues) to that guy for less than $250 US.
Now if only they came with Matrox video integrated in them. Unfortunately, they've got some POC ATi chip as the default integrated video.
Edit: To be a bit more specific, they are integrating the ATi RageXL, 8 MB SGRAM, onto the mobo. This POS cannot even do 1600x1200 in 24 bit color! Wasn't my ol Matrox Millennium I 8MB able to do 1600x1200x24? I know for sure the Mil2 8MB could.
Edit #2: I just got word back from my Sun sales rep. For those interested, the Blade 100 uses 168 pin PC133 SDRAM ECC unbuffered. I just ordered 2 sticks of 256MB CL2 from Crucial for only $98.99 a stick, and they've got free shipping! I also went for the $1000 web special from Sun.
[This message has been edited by Thundrchez (edited 01 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Thundrchez (edited 01 March 2001).]
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