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  1. Gordy

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    Gordy, 21 Jan 2007
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  2. Sloth

    Sloth #yolo #swag

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    I would make it the web server, not a web server, the web server.
     
    Sloth, 22 Jan 2007
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  3. Glider

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    I actually ever saw a Petabox... THAT is impressive ;)
     
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  4. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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    silly question but, who actually buys xServes?

    I just don't see where they fit into the enterprise market
     
    Mister_Tad, 22 Jan 2007
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  5. Xen0phobiak

    Xen0phobiak SMEGHEADS!

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    There is more porn than that. :D
     
    Xen0phobiak, 22 Jan 2007
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  6. Gordy

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    People who want something very quick, that is very easy to maintain. The new server cases look like everything can be swapped in 30seconds or less, with just your fingers :)

    I believe the pricing isn't half bad either with the new ones, but I've not done a comparison.
     
    Gordy, 22 Jan 2007
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  7. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    DougEdey, 22 Jan 2007
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  8. rowin4kicks

    rowin4kicks a man walked into a bar ...

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    wow i cant even understand the amount of raw computing power in these things, just trying ..... nope
     
    rowin4kicks, 22 Jan 2007
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  9. Guest-16

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    Yes but does it do DX10? Can I play Crysis on it?
     
    Guest-16, 22 Jan 2007
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  10. Fod

    Fod what is the cheesecake?

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    ... it's a _server_ :eyebrow:
     
    Fod, 22 Jan 2007
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  11. Guest-16

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    Yes, but does it do Crossfire?

    :rofflelollers:
     
    Guest-16, 22 Jan 2007
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  12. Valo

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    sex! but they are not even xeon xserves... so... bah
     
    Valo, 22 Jan 2007
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  13. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    I wish I had just a couple of TB ...
     
    sinizterguy, 22 Jan 2007
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  14. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    How hard could it possibly be to spit out bits? Get a specialized RAID chip in there and be done with it.

    That said, I could easily fill that. Quickly... not so much, but that's more an issue of my bandwidth and computing power, or lack thereof. I'm continually having to clean crap out of my terabyte just to get more crap in there.
     
    Firehed, 23 Jan 2007
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  15. crazydeep74

    crazydeep74 What's a Dremel?

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    I could fill a Petabyte, although I may get lost in it.
     
    crazydeep74, 23 Jan 2007
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  16. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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    Thing is, there are quicker, bigger or cheaper ways to get the job done (1 Petabyte EMC Symmetrix anyone?). I suppose they arent as pretty (although all of the big server OEMs have come on leaps and bounds in the looks department in the last 5 years. After all, what self respecting organisation wants a tatty datacentre? :D )

    I had a discussion about xServes recently with a friend of mine (who, I should mention, is both a fanboy and an employee of Apple) and we concluded that its likely the only company that uses xServes is Apple themselves.

    A machine room full of xserves would certainly be a pretty sight though, if a bit bland.
     
    Mister_Tad, 23 Jan 2007
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    DreamTheEndless Gravity hates Bacon

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  18. Sloth

    Sloth #yolo #swag

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    Kitsap County Courthouse :D

    'cept there's is yellow unlike the linked one which is red.. I dunno why it's yellow
     
    Sloth, 24 Jan 2007
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    Gordy, 24 Jan 2007
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  20. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Nice :)

    Now why can't they make a consumer-level version? You know, drop all of the useless-for-home fibre channel stuff for a standard GbE port and cheapen it down by not giving each drive its own ATA channel, etc? I just can't figure out where the $6000 for the entry-level 1TB model is going...

    Sorry, little pet peeve of mine recently. All this push for media center boxes but consumer-level fileserver appliances are still insanely overpriced.
     
    Firehed, 24 Jan 2007
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