Yep, I'm THAT bored! I configured the most expensive Mac, EVER!

[patrick0brien]

-BiikeMike

You forgot to account for Air Conditioning...

 

[dsnort]

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I think I'll just go die now since there is nothing left to live for...

Hey, did you notice it qualifies for free shipping?

Typical Apple rip off! You can get a similiarly specced Dell for $999.99.....

 

[BiikeMike]

Think of the amount of cash sunk into these babies:

and this 640 node Xserve G5 system:

****!


I'd like to see the server room(s) for Google

-BiikeMike

You forgot to account for Air Conditioning...

Yep, that was a big mistake!

 

[0098386]

I used to imagine the folks at Apple's HQ rubbing their hands together whenever I built a super fast machine, then crying as I cancel it.

 

[edesignuk]

I'd like to see the server room(s) for Google

No you wouldn't. Packed full of generic beige boxes so I hear. Thousands of systems cheap and easy to replace quickly, providing huge redundancy capabilities and load sharing. Impressive, but wouldn't look as slick as a rack full of XServes.

 

[wordmunger]

I'd like to see the server room(s) for Google

Couldn't find the actual servers, but here's a link to a *vintage* google server:

http://www.vintage-computer.com/images/vcf8/debic.jpg

 

[MongoTheGeek]

Couldn't find the actual servers, but here's a link to a *vintage* google server:

http://www.vintage-computer.com/images/vcf8/debic.jpg

Haven't they heard of cable management?

 

[Xylene]

IIRC, I did this a few months ago and the biggest part of the cost of the most expensive Mac Pro was the support option and it was enough that you could pay someone's entire year salary for that much and have them fix all the Macs you need fixed.

 

[Max Payne]

Amazing... What will the equivalent be in the UK? £100,000.

 

[Zwhaler]

Well, now with 8cores it probably is a lot more expensive. But only but a thousand or so. I bet it hits 100k!