[geeks] Re: SGI introduces O2+

Mike Dombrowski geeks at sunhelp.org
Wed Aug 15 20:08:37 CDT 2001


>> Check out www.sgi.com - the O2+ is out.
>
>So whatt??? At those prices, I can find a great used U60, equip it to 
the
>gills (dual 360's at least, and elite 3d), and still have room to buy 
two
>more.
>
>Or, better yet, a dual 800 G4 with 1.5G RAM.  or three.
>
>Yeah, iot may not be as stunning, but SGI is fighting a losing battle
>against the used market, PC's, MAcs (g4/dual 800's!!  Whee!), and Sun.
>
>-P

I agree, it's a completely unimpressive machine. They talk about 
performance gains of like %50, %60, and %30 when they need gains of 
200% or more at same price. Too bad :(.

Mike



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