Sun releases Ultra 20 Opteron workstation

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[ sunhelp] Sun has released the Ultra 20 AMD Opteron-based workstation, with prices from $895 to $2695. They’re also offering one free with the purchase of a three-year Sun services subscription at $29.95/month.

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 [News.com.com] Sun Microsystems | News.blog | CNET News.com: Sun for years sold computers only using Sparc processors such as its current UltraSparc IV, but in 2002 began embracing x86 chips such as Intel's Xeon and Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron. Sun didn't design its current Opteron products, but that's changing now with the acquisition of Kealia and the resulting return of Sun's first computer engineer, Andy Bechtolsheim.

 [Linux.sys-con.com] Sun Microsystems Announces Fastest x64 Workstation in the Industry ...: "Sun continues to push the envelope with its new Sun Ultra Workstations, demonstrating that they are delivering on customer demand and leading the industry's progression toward 64-bit computing," said Sarang Ghatpande, vice president and senior analyst, Ideas International. "The leading performance of these new machines and their unparalleled flexibility allow them to be deployed in virtually any IT environment and serve as the backbone for designing and delivering on mission-critical projects.

[Ryandaigle.com] Ryan's Scraps - JavaOne: Solaris 10 on Sun Ultra Workstation for ...: I'm sitting in the JavaOne keynote speech right now and they threw out a pretty sweet deal for those wanting to play around with Solaris 10, or those that just want pretty cool piece of hardware. So the deal is you get an AMD Opteron machine with Solaris 10 (in all it's DTrace glory) for $29.95 a month.

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Posted at July 02, 2005 09:32 AM