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[bokdol]

Originally posted by lmalave
I just checked at my school and the low-end CRT iMac is selling for $649. Lookes like the education store for your school is all messed up.

i was picking on what apple considered the retail price on there high end g3 imac..

 

[dstorey]

I see the new cluster xServe has a new design - http://a1600.g.akamai.net/7/1600/51/234d85a322f38b/www.apple.com/xserve/images/cluster_031703.gif

the pics not so big though, looks like there are a lot of cooling holes.

 

[OSeXy!]

Originally posted by dstorey
I see the new cluster xServe has a new design - http://a1600.g.akamai.net/7/1600/51/234d85a322f38b/www.apple.com/xserve/images/cluster_031703.gif

the pics not so big though, looks like there are a lot of cooling holes.

Strange that there is not so much a press release for this.

[EDIT]

from Apple website:

"this Xserve configuration delivers high-density processing power — without the server features you won’t need in a cluster enviroment [sic]. A single drive bay offers space for the operating system, and there's no optical drive, which means the front panel can offer more ventilation. This does result in fewer blinkenlights.[sic]"



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[KingArthur]

It's all just Apple weaning off of the G3 chip. Next is the iBook which will just be changed to G4. Remember, the iBook is no longer "new" so something has to happen to it soon.

 

[StealthRider]

why bother with the cluster node version? It only has one Gigabit port, no video, OS X 10-client, and space for one hard drive, while the normal version has the Dual gigabit, four drive bays, and Mac OS X server unlimited for the same price. The only advantage with the cluster version is dual processors.

 

[dstorey]

I'm just waiting to see what xGrid is to go with this cluster node

 

[Stelliform]

Originally posted by StealthRider
why bother with the cluster node version? It only has one Gigabit port, no video, OS X 10-client, and space for one hard drive, while the normal version has the Dual gigabit, four drive bays, and Mac OS X server unlimited for the same price. The only advantage with the cluster version is dual processors.

Well I have a client that was looking at getting a xRaid and two xServes. They are really interested in the cluster version because of the $1k price drop.

 

[melchior]

the cluster node is for --- wait for it --- clustering. duh!

 

[yzedf]

Originally posted by StealthRider
why bother with the cluster node version? It only has one Gigabit port, no video, OS X 10-client, and space for one hard drive, while the normal version has the Dual gigabit, four drive bays, and Mac OS X server unlimited for the same price. The only advantage with the cluster version is dual processors.

For processing power (think Pixar) where storage will be a seperate issue.

 

[StealthRider]

yes, but can you put the fibre channel card on the cluster Node version? I didn't check...