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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:55:43 -0400<br>
From: "Jeff Lightner" <<a href="mailto:jlightner@water.com">jlightner@water.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [ale] anyone on the list looking for a cheap XEON system?<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B302902E20@EXVS01.dsw.net">99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B302902E20@EXVS01.dsw.net</a>><br>
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"So why are these so cheap?"<br>
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Because the specs tell you it's a POS!<br>
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Spam deleted from original post.<br>
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</blockquote><div><br>Really? I've always considered Xeon processors to be far superior to their consumer counterparts.<br><br>And a 2 GHz Xeon system is hardly a POS, that would run a linux server quite nicely with a few hard drives added to replace the meager 4 gig drive that is currently in the system.<br>
</div></div><br>the only thing that's keeping me from ordering one is that I'm saving my money for Dragon-Con I wouldn't mind having one of these on my bench at home.<br><br>Sorry if me posting the link and the info for the machine is considered as being spam , I definitely didn't intend it to be considered like that..<br>
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