I'm trying to get pricing info on Dual Xeon systems to comparre

[onlydroops]

The Dual Xeon 3.06 seems to be the G5's main competitor and I'm trying to find out how much they cost. Do most big ocmpanies make these systems because I'm having a hard time getting good price comparisons.

I'm going to be switching over to Mac and I'm curious how the DP Xeon's compare both performance and price-wise.

 

[lmalave]

Re: I'm trying to get pricing info on Dual Xeon systems to comparre

Originally posted by onlydroops
The Dual Xeon 3.06 seems to be the G5's main competitor and I'm trying to find out how much they cost. Do most big ocmpanies make these systems because I'm having a hard time getting good price comparisons.

I'm going to be switching over to Mac and I'm curious how the DP Xeon's compare both performance and price-wise.

I just configured a Dual Xeon 3.06 GHz at Dell for $3633 (the Dell PowerEdge 1600SC). The comparison isn't perfect, though, since the Dell is a server-class machine and doesn't have the multimedia features (SuperDrive, high-end graphics and audio, etc.) that the PowerMac has. It does have SCSI drives, though, so that would add to its cost. Overall, though, a dual-Xeon machine (at least from Dell) appears to be significantly more expensive than a Dual G5 from Apple. Here are the Dell specs I used for pricing:

512 MB RAM (same as the default for the dual-G5)
146 GB 10,000 RPM SCSI drive (vs. 160GB serial ATA for G5s)
Red Hat Linux Preinstalled (adding Windows Server would add significantly to the cost, but the G5s don't ship with Mac OS X server either).
16x DVD-ROM (DVD burner not an option)

 

[agreenster]

From Boxx Tech.

link

Specs:

Base System Specifications
Dual Intel® XEON™ Processor Capable
Hyper-Threading Enabled
Intel® E7505 Chipset
Up to 12GB Dual Channel 266MHz DDR
(6) DIMM Slots
8X AGP Pro 50 Graphics Port
Dual-Channel UltraDMA 100 IDE Controller
Integrated AC 97 full duplex audio
(1) 64/133 PCI-X Slot
(2) 64/100 PCI-X Slots
(2) 32/33 PCI Slots
Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
(4) USB 2.0 Ports: (2) Front, (2) Rear
(4) 3.5" x 1" Internal Hard Drive Bays
(3) 3.5" Exposed Drive Bays
(2) 5.25" Exposed Drive Bays
460W Power Supply
(2) 92MM, (1) 80MM Cooling Fans
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Tower Chassis (Optional 4U Rackmount Kit)
Physical Dimensions: 7.0"W x 17.0"H x 17.5"D

(more specs on the link)

Price: $3,057.00

 

[3-22]

650...

I think they were comparing the Dell 650 in recent articles... I built one and it came in at over $4,000 without the monitor!

Dell Precision Workstation 650
Dual Intel Xeon 3.06GHz
Windows XP
512MB memory (slower then G5)
56K Modem/Fax
Standard nVideo Video Card
4X DVD+RW/+R (with authoring software)
120GB Hard Drive (only IDE not SATA)

When I looked at this I felt better about my hefty chunk of change, I put out for my Dual G5. I'm a switcher too, and it was hard for me to put this much money out for a computer. One thing to keep in mind when you see the Apple price tag, is they do hold there value. Old Wintel computers are throw away after a year or two... Check out ebay, old Mac's are still fetching a good price.

 

[lmalave]

Re: From Boxx Tech.

Originally posted by agreenster
link

Specs:

Base System Specifications
Dual Intel® XEON™ Processor Capable
Hyper-Threading Enabled
Intel® E7505 Chipset
Up to 12GB Dual Channel 266MHz DDR
(6) DIMM Slots
8X AGP Pro 50 Graphics Port
Dual-Channel UltraDMA 100 IDE Controller
Integrated AC 97 full duplex audio
(1) 64/133 PCI-X Slot
(2) 64/100 PCI-X Slots
(2) 32/33 PCI Slots
Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
(4) USB 2.0 Ports: (2) Front, (2) Rear
(4) 3.5" x 1" Internal Hard Drive Bays
(3) 3.5" Exposed Drive Bays
(2) 5.25" Exposed Drive Bays
460W Power Supply
(2) 92MM, (1) 80MM Cooling Fans
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Tower Chassis (Optional 4U Rackmount Kit)
Physical Dimensions: 7.0"W x 17.0"H x 17.5"D

(more specs on the link)

Price: $3,057.00

That machine is actually configurable with a DVD burner, which brings up the price to $3,467. No idea why it's such an expensive add-on. So the Boxxtechan machine has more RAM but a smaller hard drive, but anyways even the base configuration costs more thant the $2999 list price for the dual G5.