On 12/30/2009 04:43 AM, Peter A wrote: >> OH, and I just remembered. the Ultra 10 uses the same memory board, but >> has a little more room in the chassis, and supports 4 x 256MB tall dimms >> of the right type, for 1GB. you can get away with this in hte U5 by >> hacking a bit on the inside. catch is, the low profile 256MB modules >> that fit the U5 are kinda expensive, >> http://www.memoryxsun.com/mx7039al.html (2 of these kits). >> oh, same vendor cheaper on ebay: >> http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-512MB-2x256MB-Sun-Ultra-5-10-low-profile-X7039A-L_W >> 0QQitemZ110420793813QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCOMP_EN_Networking_Components?hash=i >> tem19b59799d5#ht_500wt_956 >> >> these tall ones will require a bit of kit bashing to fit, >> http://cgi.ebay.com/Sun-Ultra-10-Memory-1GB-4x256MB-50NS-X7039A_W0QQitemZ40 >> 0089670137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCOMP_EN_Workstations?hash=item5d2733e1f9#ht_50 >> 0wt_956 > > True - but if you spend that kind of money, you can often pick up a SB1000 for > the same money. Single 750Mhz cpu will still be significantly faster than the < > 400Mhz processor in a Ultra 5 and they all come with at least 1GB and FC > disks. +1 These days Blade 1000 (even dual CPU configs) never reach the 100US$ mark. Even a Blade 2000 (some special edition) didn't, what made me upset when I missed to bid for it... ;( However, you have to keep in mind that, especially compared to his notebook, such machines consume a lot of energy and produce a lot of noise and heat -- more or less. The sgi Octane I have is definitely a sucker wrt, while an IBM IntelliPower (one of the later, Power4+ or Power5 ones) isn't -- they're quite silent. > Peter. Timo