[ILUG] Spoilt for choice at Elara

[Timothy Murphy]

Dear ILUG guru,

Just as I was about to purchase
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HP ML110 G5 Xeon 3065 (2330/1333-4MB) Dual Core, 1x1GB,
Non Hot Plug SATA 250GB, DVD¦R/RW, 3 Year Next Business Day Warranty
219.92 euro.
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<http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1466838>

Elara put out a second ultra-cheap HP server:
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1. HP ML115 G5 Opteron 1352 (2.1 GHz, 2MB) Quad Core 1x1GB
Non Hot Plug SATA 160GB DVD
189.54 euro.
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<http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullat.asp?productcode=ECE1706165>

Which is the better?
I've had slightly unhappy experience recently with AMD machines,
so tend to prefer the Xeon.
Also Elara don't give any precise specification for this machine,
and there don't seem to be any reviews around.

I don't know what difference Quad Core makes?

I read a warning among reviews of the Xeon machine:
"The single PCI slot is V2.3 which means only 3.3V cards are compatible,
so take care choosing your card."
Are these PCI cards very rare?


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Timothy Murphy  
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