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Well, that's the thing. We typically scope our boxes very well. We tend to outgrow them after 4-5 years. We aren't planning to go to i5 a year later. We wouldn't be planning to go to another box until this one we are ordering is losing its duct tape. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vern Hamberg" <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Re: I5 vs. 810 > Adam > > Basically the same as someone else said about timing. Upgrading to 810 now, > with a view to going to a 520 in a fairly short time span, can cost more > than just going to the latest and greatest now. But the "bleeding edge" > issue also applies. > > Hope that made sense. > ;-) > Vern > > At 10:08 AM 5/18/2004, you wrote: > >not sure what you mean with the 810 now and an i5 a year form now. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Vern Hamberg" <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:30 AM > >Subject: Re: I5 vs. 810 > > > > > > > All the other repsonses are valid - there are good things and some price > > > advantages in the i5, it seems. > > > > > > But against that is the hassle of a new release. There are always > >problems. > > > Some would say wait until at least the first CUME before getting a new > > > release. You need to weigh costs and benefits, and with a new release, > > > there is likely to be a cost for it getting really shaped up. Put your > > > actuaries on it. ;-) > > > > > > Of course, there's also the extra cost of a 2-stage purchase in a short > > > time - 810 now, 520 within a year, say. > > > > > > HTH > > > Vern > > > > > > At 08:23 AM 5/18/2004, you wrote: > > > >We had just finished up our quotes for a new 810 when the i5 was > >announced. > > > >I and my compatriot in arms have recommended to the IT Director to not > >worry > > > >about the i5 and just go with the 810. > > > > > > > >We're an insurance company with two computer people running the whole > > > >company. When we get our new machine, we are basically hooking it up, > > > >transferring data and going live. We aren't able to beat it up for a > >couple > > > >months to test it first. This is mainly why I say going with the 810 and > > > >5r2 is the better route, because there are less surprises and our vendor > >has > > > >been using this line for their application for years. > > > > > > > >He (Director) still wants to know the "industry's" opinion on whether we > > > >should go i5 or 810 and whether going to 5r3 is risky or not. > > > > > > > >Do you have any feedback and/or any links for articles about this? > > > > > > > >This is one I have found so far. > > > >http://www.midrangeserver.com/fhg/fhg051204-story05.html > > > > > > > >Adam Lang > > > >Systems Engineer > > > >Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company > > > >http://www.rutgersinsurance.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > >list > > > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > > > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > > > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > >To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > >visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > >or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > >at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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