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IBM System x3455 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1880

Verdict

This is a good choice for compute-intensive applications, but restricted storage and availability options limit its use when it comes to general hosting duties... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Dual-core AMD Opteron processors
  • Upgradeable to future quad-core Opterons when available
  • Up to 64GB of 667MHZ DDR2 memory
  • Integrated remote management

Cons

  • Only two internal disks
  • No hot swapping of disks
  • Single power supply

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Opteron 2218
Clock speed: 2.6 GHz
Number of processors installed: 2
RAM installed: 2048 MB
Case form factor: 1U rack mount
Operating system: Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux

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