Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:57:45 06/03/02
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On June 03, 2002 at 15:30:25, J. C. Boco wrote: >On www.hotdealsclub.com I learned that there is a server for sale for $2000. >No, I'm not interested in buying it, but it has resurfaced a question I have had >for some time now. > >Just what makes a computer built for a server different from a regular computer? > Is there a reason why server-computers seem to cost less then regular ones (my >observation based mostly on cursory comparisons between processor speeds and >RAM)? Why do computer manufacturers go out of their way to maintain a server >line of computers? Generally: 1. Better I/O. Typically SCSI disks rather than EIDE. 2. More PCI slots for expansion. 3. Often capable of using a second CPU although many don't ship with both processors installed. 4. More memory to provide additional buffer/caching space to further eliminate file I/O bottlenecks. 5. "less fancy" on-board graphics, since a server is not going to be used as a graphical workstation. 6. Possibly "more fancy" network devices, including having two 100mbit interfaces. Or if the hardware is new, gigabit ethernet ports.
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