Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >, sf <.> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:29:21 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>A dual quad-core Pentium 7 with 48GB of RAM and a 8 X
>>>500GB disk array using RAID 12.
>>
>> So these newer pentiums need less RAM? The rest is geek to me.
>
> Off the top of my head, 48GB translates to about US$20,000.

More like $5,000. $100 a gigabyte, depending on the type.

-sw