Subject: Re: help me choose a sunblade :)
To: Miguel Mendez <mmendez@energyhq.be>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 02/12/2006 10:55:55
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Hello,

> > If you decide to go with Solaris, don't get Ultra5/10 or Blade
> > 100/150 for that matter. Ultra5/10 machines have really crap onboard
> > IDE controller, they're too slow and you'll end up buying SCSI PCI
> > cards.
>=20
> Agreed 100%. I know several people who got ultra5s and then were
> deeply disappointed.

Throw in a SymBIOS UW SCSI card and the U10 suddenly becomes usable ;)
I've never tried to use the onboard IDE for anything else than reading
CDs, but since it doesn't even support UDMA I guess I never will.

have fun
Michael

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