Sun Fire V100 (N19-UUE1-9S-512EX1) Server

Pros: Cheap, compact

Cons: IDE disks, low clock speed, max 2GB RAM

The Bottom Line: V100 is a good entry-level SUN/SPARC based platform for web services. If you need extra processors or drives then you should probably consider an Enterprise class.

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