Can My Desktop Make It in the Big Leagues?

bionic-john wonders: "I work in an environment where the dollar is more than almighty (who doesn't?). One of my cost savings plans is to use desktop computers as servers. They cost much less, the parts are readily available and/or interchangeable - as opposed to waiting for overnight proprietary or obscure parts from a vendor, and so on. I understand that servers have redundancy on disk and power - but this can be emulated for a fraction of the cost, as well. Is there a performance difference between a desktop and a server with the same specs? Chipsets are chipsets, motherboards are motherboard, and memory is memory -- is there something special about a server other than looking at the rack of blades and feeling special?"

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Re:mmm... server

[Glonoinha]

Guess which ones pick up more chicks?

If they are bragging about their computers, I'm guessing neither.

Can My Abacus Make It in the Big Leagues?

[ReidMaynard]

Reid Maynard wonders: "I work in an environment where the dollar is more than almighty (who doesn't?). One of my cost savings plans is to replace the desktop computer with an abacus. They cost much less, the parts are readily available and/or interchangeable - as opposed to waiting for overnight proprietary or obscure parts from a vendor, and so on. -- is there something special about a desktop computer other than looking at the blinking lights and feeling special?"