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Whether your customer is a fast-growing service provider, a ".com" startup, or an established business with a growing Web presence, you must provide the headroom, scalability and reliability for the level of future growth the Internet economy requires. The Intel Server Platform SRMK2 delivers high-density performance, availability, and flexibility. The SRMK2 supports two Intel Pentium III processors and 4 GB of PC133 SDRAM memory in a high-density 1U package. Voltage, temperature, fan sensors on the server board, and hot-swap SCSI drives enhance reliability. With multiple drive, memory, storage, operating system, and connectivity options, you get the flexibility you need to customize to each customer's environment. Your customers expect maximum uptime, so you will appreciate the reliability features of SRMK2. From the overall design to the individual components, the platform was designed with availability in mind. Dual integrated Intel Pro100+ Server Adapters, nine system fans, and support for hot-swap SCSI drives are just a few of the features that help ensure system availability around the clock. You can further enhance availability by adding optional Intel Server RAID Controllers.The SRMK2 is highly flexible. You can easily scale and configure the SRMK2 for your customers with two platform options. The SRMK2s utilizes an AC power supply, and the SRMK2d uses a dual source -48V DC power supply. To meet the needs of your customers, you can customize each of these platforms by tailoring the speed and number of processors, the amount of memory, storage capacity, and the operating system. The SRMK2 server platform's open, flexible architecture guarantees a wide array of choices at every level of the solution stack, including hardware components, peripherals, popular operating systems, software applications, and development tools. ... Read more

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Intel TSRMT2 is a NEBS-3 and ETSI certified Carrier Grade Rack Server. This server is a perfect fit for the demanding environment and limited space of the Central Office or highly available data centers. It is ideal for the convergence of Voice and IP for next generation telecom solutions. TSRMT2 is a high performing, competitively positioned server which meets the rigid standards of the Central Office, offers robust server management, high availability, and an extended life cycle for excellent customer investment protection. ... Read more

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Work station only.
This is a perfectly acceptable workstation, to be used on a home or office network connected to a server. As a stand-alone, it is too limited in every way to be useful. ... Read more

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Cheap and dependable
I don't know about that other guy (who's on his 3rd one), but I've had the 501n since April of 2002 and so far, I have had 1 system breakdown, which was from user error. As for music downloads, 1.8 gigs of my HD are taken up by music and I have had no trouble. I was disappointed by the low processor speed of 1.2 GHz. I previously owned a mid-priced 1998 IBM with a 2.0 GHz processor. You would think the speed on my 2002 501n would be better!

Overall, I don't recommend this one. Steer clear of Windows units all together! Go get yourself a Mac!! They are WAY more stable, faster, user-friendly, and better looking than any Windows system.

This computer is a nightmare
The HP Pavillion has some kind of flaw in the hard drive that causes continual system failure.

I first purchased the Pavillion in Nov. of 2001. It worked for a few weeks, then quit. I have since been through THREE (Yes, you counted right) replacement units with the SAME problem. There is some kind of glitch that causes a system failure. Just yesterday I had the motherboard replaced on the third unit. (It too quit functioning last week.)

I can't even allow my children to download any software on this system. It is too fragile/tempermental. I don't DARE download music files or anything else from the internet. We run the unit with fingers crossed and minimal software. Even then it still breaks down. What a disappointment.

To top it off, HP customer service (a toll call, btw..) is less than adequate. Nobody there really seemed to know what to say/do when I called with problems.

Run from this one. It's a DUD. ... Read more

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Whether you're looking for a desktop for business or home, hobby, and family use, the Sony Vaio PCV-RX540 holds a lot of appeal. Its price is lower than average for desktops as a whole and among similarly rated products. The product includes a 1.2 GHz Celeron CPU, 256 MB of memory (expandable to 512 MB), 60 GB hard disk, and dual 40x (read), 16x (write), 10x (read) CD-RW and 16x DVD-ROM drives, as well as an Intel 815E internal AGP graphics card, 56K modem, and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network card. The installed operating system is Windows XP Home Edition, which combines the stability of Windows 2000 with better support for peripherals and games plus a new user interface. ... Read more

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Sony desktops are good too!
I've had my Sony PCV-RX540 for over three years now, which is about 75 years old when translated into human years! I paid $750 for it brand new and it has proved itself to be the best investment I have made thus far in my life. With most PC's at least one component of the hardware would have failed within that period of time, but (knock on wood) she still runs almost like I just bought her yesterday. The only modifications I have made were the addition of 256 more MB of ram, bringing it to 512, which is sufficient to run AutoCAD, Photoshop, several browser windows, and a few other applications with ease, even with the 1.2GHz processor. I somehow managed to almost fill up the 60 GB hard drive, but it's only because I've backed up my entire CD collection at very high quality bit rates (196 Kbps!). In the 3 years I have owned it, I have never seen the "blue screen of death," and the only reason it froze on me at times were due to software issues, specifically with how PC-Cillin (anti-virus software) interacts with Windows XP's "built-in" file zipping service, which was easiliy remedied by disabling it. I have dealt with a lot of PC hardware, and usually build my own PC's but decided to be lazy this time around. Sony has designed an amazing case which is *very* sturdy and opens up easily, with frequently upgraded/replaced components such as the hard drive and memory in easily-accessible areas. Beware of reviews of computers that complain about compatibility issues, etc. - those reviews are off-topic since we are reviewing the computer itself, not Windows! If you are thinking of buying this PC used, GO FOR IT, unless it looks like it was kicked around or smashed with a hammer!

The best computer I have ever had
I am a PC fanatic and I love to build them and I must admit that this Sony computer is the best for the buck. I purchased my computer in November 2001 and I have no problems what so ever. I have already installed a second 40 GB hard drive, a 32MB AGP video card with TV out ( the onboard video card only has 4MB ), an optical intellimouse, additional 256MB memory to max out at 512MB, Sound Blaster Live sound card, and I still stayed under my...budget limit for a new computer. Needless to say I have a very impressive unit and it hums right along. The included software is pretty much useless, so I installed AOL 7.0, Microsft Works 2002, Easy CD Creator 5.1, and a host of games which placed my total cost for everything at 1,200. I must say, for all that I placed into this computer, if I purchased the same thing anywhere else, with everything included, I would have spent at least 3,000. I am very impressed with Sony and very pleased with my PCV-RX540. Software loads easily, drivers for anything are a breeze (ensure you have Windows XP compatible drivers), and CD burning and watching DVD's is simply amazing. I have made two home videos with the VCD software included with Easy CD Creator 5.1 which I have veiwed on my DVD player. A simply great computer! Get it while it is hot. Very easy to upgrade! I know my money was well spent!

Great machine for the money
I really like my Sony Vaio. It is very quiet and extremely fast. My only problem with is is the pittiful software that came with the computer. This machine is in the digital series but I did expect a little more productivity software. I would have given it a 5 if it came with better software. I compared Dell, Gateway and HP and couldn't find a computer comparable. Sony offers a lot for the money with this computer (...).

I'm impressed...so far so good...
I've had the RX540 Vaio for a couple days now. I bought it on a whim, after spending a few days looking for a new computer. My problem with computers is that I dont buy them often (every 3 years or so) and when it comes to buy, I dont know what I want since for every component there is at least a dozen options...i.e. which processor, how much memory, which hard drive, how fast of a CDRW, etc etc.
I also dont like to spend more than [dollar amount] since the fast pace of computer technology makes it "yesterdays model" an hour after you buy it!

Well Sony made the decision extremenly easy with the 540 Vaio. I could not believe that it had everything I wanted...a huge 60gb HD. Lots of memory (256) out of the box. A CD writer and DVD-rom... and all for [dollar amount]?! I looked at emachines, compaq, dell and none of them offered all this for that price... let alone the little things that sony does, like four USB portS (2 front and 2 back), built in ethernet, extra HD bay ,etc.. very nice.

I got home, disconneted my old PC and plugged this one in. Fired right up, and the XP immediatley detected and configured my monitor, printer, scanner. I was shocked that I didnt have to even load the software for my Kodak digital camera... I just plugged the USB wire in, and boom, XP showed all the photos and made them available for transfer... My HP840C printer used to always have fits with my old machine with WIndows 98. It would spit out extra pages, never print correctly, etc. The new Vaio and XP combo fixed all that.

THe only negatives I had was with the network connection detection. I have a broadband cable modem ISP. With my work laptop (Win 2K) all I did was plug the modem to the ethernet card, and bam, it was done the machine detected and configured the TCP/IP and I was surfing. Well with XP it put me through this stupid utility where I checked "broadband" (rather than dialup or LAN) then it supposedly auto-configured my connection... wrong. So for an hour I had to get rid of all the dial-up connections it had tried to put into place. Then I had to manually config the LAN settings... anyway it seems okay now, but I am still not sure why XP made that so confusing when the win2K and even win98 had it simplified.

To transfer my files and stuff from my old machine, I took the hard drive from my old machine and plugged it into the Vaio (real easy to open the vaio case, no tools needed) and bingo, without a hitch the Sony picked up the drive.

anyway, I agree with the previous post that sony bundles too much [bad] software on their machines. So much so that it really makes it a problem when you want to do something as play a CD or mpeg... you get three+ applications (sony's own, Windows Media player, quick time, real player) trying to open up depending on where you activate the file... Real annoying. so plan on spending a few hours un-installing the junk you dont want.

Anyway, so far this seems to be a great machine, I highly recommend it... and I actually dont see why you'd spend [dollar amount] on the next level Vaio, which is a 1.5ghz Pentium 4.

Outstanding price for a top quality budget computer
I have extensive knowledge on computers and I must say this budget computer from Sony is well worth every penny. I have had it for 3 weeks now and it has not missed a beat. The processor and memory work well together to accomodate any user - be it novice or expert. The sofware package that is included is also pretty good, but Sony could have done better by including Microsoft Works 2002 instead of Corel Word perfect. However, at this price and quality of the hardware, purchasing the software separately to add to what is already onboard should be a breeze. For you gamers out there; at first I did not think the integrated graphics card could handle such games as Free Space 2 or NBA Live 2002, but these games run seamlessly with no hick-ups in frame rate like you would notice on slower computers. Also with frontside USB ports(2), you can easily hook up your joystick, gamepad etc... and commence your gaming experience within seconds. Another thing, AOL 7.0 is highly recommend for this computer. Do not install any earlier versions becasue this will cause problems within Windows XP. Also, always use the latest drivers for Windows XP from the vendors web site when you upgrade or install second party software or hardware to avoid lock-ups or freezes in Windows XP. Anyway, I highly recommend this computer to anyone and at the rate this computer is selling, you better grab one quick. Great price for quality hardware with a great warranty....what is next Sony? I am highly pleased! ... Read more