RE: NT Costs vs. AS/400

Actually I wouldn't doubt the pricing. Which NT is it? NT Server? NT
BackOffice Server? How many user license? What kind of system. 

You can easily spend a few grand on licenses and an additional few grand on
a high quality, high availability server. I went to price watch and found NT
server software for 25 users for $1,150, Windows 2000 Advanced server for
$3,800, and Windows 2000 Internet server (Unlimited Licenses) for
$1,800...granted I went to the high end of the spectrum. Just remember the
more users that will connect the more money it will cost.

If you doubt the pricing, price it out yourself using the same equipment you
were quoted for. I would guess the pricing would be pretty close after
considering the vendors warranty and tech support costs.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Ericson [SMTP:Glenn-Ericson@att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:46 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: NT Costs vs. AS/400
> 
> At 02:59 PM 05/30/2001 -0400, Phil.Kestenbaum@FAIRCHILDPUB.com wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>       I was always under the impression that NT boxes were very
inexpensive 
> compared to AS/400. Today I was quoted a minimum of 25K for an NT box 
> to serve as our web server, utilizing AS/400 data. This makes the 
> upgrade from a 620 to an 820 much more attractive. Is this price 
> correct for NT. Also, the vendor said that it would be hard to get an 
> NT box now, that Microsoft was pushing the Windows 2K.
> 
> 
> 
> Phil to  that you can add all the  extra support needed, the cost of 
> downtime,and on it goes.  I would not put the NT support into the 620  
> as the INS is magnitudes slower then the 820 and its IXAs ( new name), 
> the scalability is also greater in the 8xx series.
> 
>                 
> 
> 
> Regards,
>   
> 
> Glenn
> Ph. (718)898-9805 
> <mailto:Glenn-Ericson@att.net> 
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