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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (208081)8/10/2006 3:15:49 PM
From: fastpathguruRespond to of 275872
 
So you are saying that buying a 4-way SUN system just to essentially match a desktop Conroe in FP...

Don't you think that drawing such a conclusion from a single, non-representative benchmark datapoint is being just a little bit disingenuous, to put it politely?

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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (208081)8/10/2006 3:25:22 PM
From: rzborusaRespond to of 275872
 
So you are saying that buying a 4-way SUN system just to essentially match a desktop Conroe in FP is an non issue and nobody cares?

Nope.

Maybe you have money to burn but not everybody does. If you have unlimited funds then go ahead.

Good one Elmer. Too bad you didn't notice or choose to ignore, the "Total Cost of Ownership" reference in my post.

You made a point and I took exception to it, no big deal.