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#94138 - 09/04/03 08:04 AM Xserve question
iraszl Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/21/02 Posts: 6182 Loc: Bahrain	Why is Xserve twice as expensive for the same hardware as a tower?<br><br> _________________________ Check out my sites on ads and design.
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#94139 - 09/04/03 08:25 AM Re: Xserve question [Re: iraszl]
nutty Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/07/03 Posts: 2363	size. It's in a 1 u rackmoung and has different innards than a desktop. Redundant fans, and licensing for OSX server.<br><br>It is not a Desktop<br><br>
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#94140 - 09/04/03 08:44 AM Re: Xserve question [Re: iraszl]
TheGreatDivide Pooh-Bah Registered: 04/29/03 Posts: 2275	It's a hot commodity in the military.<br>Subs actually.<br> <br>Linux.<br><br>I'm the odd man out in the ULEV.
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#94141 - 09/04/03 08:56 AM Re: Xserve question [Re: nutty]
hayesk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/25/02 Posts: 3639 Loc: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Doesn't it also have a fibre-channel interface too?.<br><br>And those cool status LEDs are worth something. <br><br>
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#94142 - 09/04/03 04:06 PM Re: Xserve question [Re: hayesk]
greenme1 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/21/02 Posts: 6298 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA	<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Doesn't it also have a fibre-channel interface too?<p><hr></blockquote><p>I think you have to pay an extra $400 to get that via a PCI card. But your right, the LEDs make it all worth it. <br><br> _________________________ ______________________<br>...because pie>cake
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