Apple vs IBM

[debian@computerdatasafe.com.au]

I have here a PowerMac 7300/200. It's CPU is, according to the kernel, a
PPC 604e at 200 Mhz.

It's CPU performance is nothing flash, my Athlon beats it hands down as
I'd expect.

Then I see this:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/workstations/

	
RS/6000 43P Model 150 
from $8,805.00 IBM Web price*
Monitor not included
Power, performance and expandability to fit your budget.
· Choice of 250 or 375MHz PowerPC 604e
processors
· Starting with 128MB and growing to 1GB of
memory
· Ultra2 SCSI disk support/SSA RAID disk support
· Supports GXT135P and GXT4500P graphics


Now, 250 Mhz isn't a lot more than 200 Mhz. Sure its disk is faster, and
its a more-nicely specced machine, but it still has basically the same
CPU as is in my six-year-old Powermac. about the same age as my Pentium
II-233 system.

What's special about this IBM kit to justify its price?



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