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Hot New Silicon Graphics Workstations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hardware-to-lust-after dept.

Jonathan C. Patschke writes: "SGI have finally unveiled their newest-generation visual workstation, the Silicon Graphics Fuel. Features include a MIPS R14k CPU, Vpro graphics, and a PCI bus (finally)." As you would expect from SGI, it looks good, and the specs are impressive. I only see IRIX listed, but with the specs on this thing, it may not be slow :)

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  1. Re:Why? by x1l · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    because a real geek would never use a mac.

  2. they're doomed by jabbo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    DDR ram, wow how about that. 500Mhz 64-bit processor, mmmhmm, how long has the Alpha been out now? And the Power3? Cheezy graphics advances, check...

    Ok, ILM and every other CG house on earth is going Linux, maybe some people use Maya and Alias on SGI but god knows, it'll be a cold day in hell when I'd fork out for an SGI as a business expense looking at these specs. And it looks like the big moneymaking CG houses feel the same way.

    Nice knowing you, SGI. It was fun while it lasted.

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  3. Let's get it over with... by dghcasp · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    wakka wakka wakka doesn't run Linux wakka wakka wakka doesn't play games wakka wakka wakka Bill Gates has nothing to do with this story but I have to bash micro$oft wakka wakka wakka

    We now return you to hopefully more useful discussion...

  4. Why not get a Mac? by Penguinoflight · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Because Mac's aren't near as powerful, Duh! This isn't a mac flame, but Macs just don't have a machine that can compete with a R14k, and probably not even a r12000a. I think you're all just upset because SGI's look cooler than macs.

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  5. Re:Look Great by zeno_2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    animation and 3D, most of the mid range stuff is being ported to OS X, like Maya and Bryce.

    I take it your an expert in this field. It makes me sick to see you put one program, Maya, which from www.aliaswavefrontstore.com sells for $7500, in the same sentence as another, Bryce, which sells for 250 bucks, and put them in the same category, Bryce is a toy, its priced as such, and really cannot do anything close to what can be done on a real 3d animation/rendering program..