[OpenIndiana-discuss] Is this dell xeon a decent buy

[John Ryan]

On 1/06/2014 7:27 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Just looking for some opinions on an ebay machine I am thinking of
> buying for an oi zfs server
>
> I do not know enough about specs and so forth to tell if this is an ok
> purchase.
>
> Understand that my usage is strictly home lan... so very light and
> nothing commercial.
>
> I want a machine that won't have all kinds of unruly hic-ups and etc.
>
> I don't mean like worn out hardware etc but just not being that
> compatible for my intended use.
>
> Any suggestions are welcome but also understand that I want something
> I can just install oi on and get going so not not (at this particular
> time) interested in building up a machine myself.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-6650-Enterprise-Server-2-x-Intel-Xeon-1-5-GHz-8-GB-/261423732486?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item3cde119706
>
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Also agree with Saso.
That machine is from 2004 isn't it? - Wow, 10 years old and still running.
We're considering scrapping our 5 year old Dells, because the 
comparative compute power you get from a newer machine, will save you 
the cost in power and cooling over the next couple of years