Re: Sun's lethargy

[Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>]

In some mail from ben, sie said:
> 
> On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Chris Hedemark wrote:
> 
> >  Sun hardware has some advantages but performance is not one of them
> > (and if you don't want PeeCee, there are plenty of other options like Alpha,
> > PA-RISC, MIPS, etc.)
> 
> have to agree with you.  I have yet to find a task that's faster on the 8
> processor Sun machine than on the dualy PIII next to it under linux.
> Theoretically, they scale better, but for their sticker price (and their,
> honestly, crappy customer service) i'd rather get twice as many AMD
> machines and pay the developers to write code that works well in paralell.

Long term, does it cost more to run 4 dual cpu pc's or one 8 cpu sun ?
I'm thinking in terms of power, maintenance, etc.

(just asking)