Configuration
Summary
•
Dual PowerPC G4
•
1.5GB DDR SDRAM - 3 DIMMs
•
Dual 180GB Ultra ATA - 7200rpm Drive
•
CD-ROM drive
•
ATI Radeon 8500 w/64MB DDR
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advantages
|
|
|
|
PowerMAC
|
Xserver
|
Dual Processor Speed |
Dual
1.42GHz |
Dual
1.42GHz |
Dual
1.42Ghz |
Dual
1.42GHz |
Dual
1.33GHz |
Above Configuration Cost Per CPU |
$4,945.00 |
$3,626.00 |
$3,584.00 |
$3,545.00
w/o Rack |
$5,299.00 |
Total Cost Based On 12 CPU/24 Processor |
$59,340.00 |
$43,512.00 |
$43,000.00 |
$42,540.00 |
$63,588.00 |
Cost GHz PowerPC Velocity
Engine vector processing unit |
$2,472.00 |
$1,813.00 |
$1,792.00 |
$1,772.00 |
$2549.00 |
Cost
of additional UltraATA/7200 RPM drives |
$345.00(180GB) |
$325.00(180GB) |
$345.00(180GB) |
$400.00(180GB) |
$500.00(180GB) |
Cost
of additional UltraATA/7200 RPM drives |
$445.00(250GB) |
$399.00(250GB) |
$445.00(250GB) |
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cost
per 180GB/250GB |
$1.92/$1.72 |
$1.81/$1.60 |
$1.91/$1.72 |
$2.22/N/A |
$2.77/N/A |
Total U Backspace for 12 CPU/24 Processor (U=1.75") |
12U+ |
24U |
48U |
72U |
12U |
Power
Supply size |
up
to dual 450W |
up
to dual 450W
|
up
to dual 450W |
single
400W |
max
345W |
Highest
Processor Speed |
1.42GHz |
1.42GHz |
1.42GHz |
1.42GHz |
1.33GHz |
Number
of Processor Support |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
On-chip
L2 cache running at processor speed |
256K |
256K |
256K |
256K |
256K |
L3 cache per processor with up to 4GB/s throughput |
2MB |
2MB
|
2MB |
2MB |
2MB |
Dual
Redundant Power Supply |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Of
the shelf drive support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Max
IDE drive size available |
300GB |
300GB |
300GB |
180GB |
180GB |
Max
internal ATA Storage capacity |
600GB |
1.5TB |
4.5TB |
720GB |
720GB |
Max
internal SCSI320 Storage capacity |
292GB |
730GB |
2.2TB |
588GB* |
0 |
Future
Processor and mother board support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Bluetooth
technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
PCI
Slot |
1-2 |
2 |
4-8* |
4 |
2 |
AGP
4X Slot w/Power (Cinema Display) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Hot-Swap
drive bay option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
SCSI320/160
Hot-swap drive bay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
UltraATA133
Hot-swap drive bay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
UltraATA100
Hot-swap drive bay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Removable
Air filter System |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Temperature
Alarm system (optional) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Super
Drive Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Dual
CD/DVD-R option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
ATI
Radeon 9700 Pro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
CD/RW |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Airporter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Number
of Gigabit Port |
1-5 |
1-5 |
1-5 |
1 |
1-2
|
Several
Port DB9 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Memory
Type |
DDR
SDRAM |
DDR
SDRAM |
DDR
SDRAM |
DDR
SDRAM |
DDR
SDRAM |
Headless
Boot |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Mac
OS 9.x boothable |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Number
of Processor in 12 U Rack Space, In a 19" Rack Mount Unit |
24 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
24 |
Front
Locking System |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
SSS
Pre Installed and Configured |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Complete Metal Surface for increased conductivity (better disbursement
of heat ) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Complete
case can be recycle |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Front
Firewire 800 and USB connector option |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Total
number of Internal CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-R Unit |
1 |
1 |
Up
to 4 |
1 |
1/LP
CD |
Total
number of Internal Ultra ATA Drive Support |
3 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
Total
number of Internal SCSI Drive Support |
2 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Total
number of Internal 2GB FIBRE Drive Support |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Total
number of Internal Hot-Swap Drive Bay Support |
2 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
4 |
External
PCI Slot |
1-2 |
1or
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Full
Size AGP 4x Graphic Slot Support
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
(Half size) |
Remote monitoring and management tools |
Yes |
Optional |
Optional |
No |
Yes |
Prevention
for accidental restore or reset during production |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Additional
Cooling for better and longer life of your system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Onboard
disk controller |
UltraATA |
UltraATA |
UltraATA |
UltraATA |
UltraATA |
Hot-plug
drives option |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
DB-9
serial port |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Hardware
RAID |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
7/24
Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Optional
Linux OS Pre Install and Configured |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Total
score base on options
offered for each product (The higher is better)
|
29
Yes
|
29
Yes
|
32
Yes
|
8
Yes
|
12
Yes
|