[Suns-at-Home] Raw Power

[Matt Radtke]

>> The E3500 has much more power and the Ultra 1 is much quieter than the Ultra 
>> 5 but somehow it feels like my "home machine".

> It is very PC-like, esp in hardware design (IDE, "VGA" monitor connector, etc.), and likely faster than the Ultra 1...

I'd say it really depends on your usage.  The Ultra1/2 tend to have better I/O than the 5/10.  Yes, the CPU is very likely faster in the 5, but that IDE bus is /garbage/.  IIRC, its only ATA33.  The onboard video is also lackluster.

-Matt
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