[geeks] Dual Xeon vs Dual G4

Kurt Huhn kurt at k-huhn.com
Mon Feb 3 08:31:11 CST 2003


"Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at celestrion.net> wrote:
> I'd say (and this is based on many hours using these machines) a dual
> Xeon machine with lots of ram and a fast, expensive video card starts to
> feel a little like a real machine, until MS VC++ drives you insane.

They sure do kick out distributedfolding work units at a good clip :)  

I've never used one as a desktop, just as a headless 'server'.

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Kurt                 " Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to flagellate 
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