Re: New i5 Express Models

Biggest advantage in the 515 vs 270 arena is CPU. It is a full CPU, 3800 CPW, although I see 600 "I/O Intensive" CPW noted because of the 2 x 70GB disk configuration. Increasing the disk arms would improve the I/O intensive applications. 1 GB RAM is also a plus although you'd probably want 2-4GB if you were pushing Java workloads.

Entry on the 520 Express was $8200 but it was a 30/600 CPW machine. A full 3100 CPW with the accelerator would have been around $22k. I don't remember the what the 270 entry pricing and CPW ratings were.

In any case, the 515/525 is designed to deliver a full Java workload to the entry space. Before, you'd have to spend quite a few $$ just to adequately run a Java workload on an entry level machine. I haven't seen the full pricer, but theoretically a development machine for 5 users and the 50% developer discount would come in at around $5500.

Pete Helgren


Jon Paris wrote:

Am I the only one who is a little disappointed by the recent announcements?

>From earlier statements by Mark Shearer and others I had been expecting to
see something oriented towards the smaller developer. Maybe $5 - 6K or so.
As best I can tell the new ones are a minimum of $8K and the configuration
at that level more than a little memory and disk constrained.

Maybe I'm mismembering, but surely there have been model 270s in this price
category before?

What am I missing guys? Right now it looks as if my hopes of owning a
system are back on hold again.

Jon Paris
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