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There are many other parameters to consider than raw perf.
by vntok 5y ago
There are many other parameters to consider than raw perf.
- DaiPlusPlus 5y agoQualitative ones, yes. Apple’s Macintosh made waves with its cheeky hello world demo: “Never trust a computer you can’t lift” (…and defenestrate). Similarly, with an IBM big iron box, if something goes wrong, I sure hope the 6-figure support contract gets it fixed - probably within a few hours if you’re in Manhattan or the SF Bay, but what about elsewhere? Whereas with commodity HP/Dell/Supermicro pizzaboxes in a HA configuration I don’t need to worry about needing a same-day fix for hardware issues - I could put things off for months, even - and probably do it myself and spend the support contract money on a Plaid Model S and have money left-over for a Mac Pro with XDR display (with the cool stand!). I know IBM’s srsbsns machines have their own redundancies - including being able to hot-swap literally everything, it still feels like open alternatives are overall better in the long-run.