If they're going to sell x86 workstations, at least sell some more powerful than the macintosh I can buy down the street.
They've been shoving COTS motherboards into x86 boxes for a few years now, how about keeping up with the idea of some computational ooomph?
Seriously, what's a reasonable computer scientist supposed to use these days? I'd rather not spend a day a week fixing/maintaining a linux box for its own problems, or for tracking down the new compatible binaries, or begging for help on undocumented software on mailing lists.
They've been shoving COTS motherboards into x86 boxes for a few years now, how about keeping up with the idea of some computational ooomph?
Seriously, what's a reasonable computer scientist supposed to use these days? I'd rather not spend a day a week fixing/maintaining a linux box for its own problems, or for tracking down the new compatible binaries, or begging for help on undocumented software on mailing lists.