Re: Is XL300 or EBP41-AN any good?

[Peter Petrakis <peterpan wn net>]

That system is a complete rip off even with the video card. Wait, Does it come
with digital unix by any chance? That 16 meg card could be a powerstorm card
and would only be able to be run on a NT or DU system, I think.Checkout
www.dcginc.com . You can get a 533SX for the cash you're gonna plunk down.

Alpha Powered,
Peter Petrakis


Maurice Hilarius wrote:

> With regards to your message at 01:16 AM 12-02-98 +0800, Bernard Chew, Lai
> Wan. Where you stated:
> >Not to start a x86 vs Alpha discussion, but could you comment on the
> >relative performance of XL300 vs x86 performance on FP and Integer
> >apps under Linux-Axp and Linux-x86 respectively?
> >
> >Basically, it's to see if I'm getting my money's worth. I'll be paying
> >about US$1500 (inlcuding shipping) for the 300MHz XL300 with 64MB Ram,
> >2GB Hdd and 16GB PCI video card combination. In x86 world, that buys a
> >PII-350 or 400MHz system. But if the XL300 gives about equivalent
> >performance, I'm willing to give it a try.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Bernard Chew
> It doesn't If you want that performance level you need an LX or UX based
> 21164 system.
> And yes, that costs a bit more than a Pentium 2 solution ( although not
> much). About 25% more.
>
> If price/performance on integer is your ONLY reason for buying, then I
> doubt you will want this.
>
> Best regards,
>
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