Re: [PLUG] Recommend: cheap server suitable for virtualization?

[Pat Barron <pat@lectroid.com>]

On 06/21/2012 9:18 AM, Michael Leone wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Claude M. Schrader
> <plug@claudeschrader.com> wrote:
> > atom machines are great for some things, but the CPU is pretty weak.
> > Trying to juggle calls from multiple OS installations might be too much
> > for it.
> I'd say "not a chance", rather than "might", if you're interested in
> even bare minimum acceptable performance. :-)

I guess it kind of depends on what you mean by a "cheap server"...

I know that TigerDirect has some AMD Phenom II X4 and X3 (might be able 
to unlock the fourth core, depending on motherboard) barebone kits in 
the $300 or so range.  My guess is that's about as cheap as it gets to 
build a virtualization-capable server as a test/development environment.

--Pat.

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