Author: Tony Werten
Date: 23:35:05 09/20/05
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On September 20, 2005 at 16:38:51, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 20, 2005 at 15:34:42, Joshua Shriver wrote: > >>Thanks for the read, it was interesting. >> >>-Josh > > >And a bit misleading. Vendors don't push one interconnect over another, just >because they "make more money". They make more money on the more expensive >interconnects. The old cLAN switch we have (8 ports) cost over $16,000 for the >switch alone, plus another $1K+ per PCI card to connect. Dell had cLAN, >myrinet, gigabit, and 100mbit options. Pay your money and take your chances. > >Myrinet is the favorite today due only to the cost to the end-user, if they can >afford that over gigabit ethernet which is the least expensive option around, >and the worst latency. > >Price is dictated by the end-user's pocketbook, not by what the vendor wants to >sell. Don't believe anything else. Hmm, ever tried ordering an AMD based computer from Dell ? Tony
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