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Dell Launches Quad-Core Precision T5400 and T7400 Workstations
Posted by Sean Fallon at 12:00 PM on November 28, 2007
The latest in Dell's line of Penryn-based PCs comes to us in the form of these super-beefy T5400 and T7400 Precision workstations. Both systems can hold up to two of Intel's quad-core Xeon 5200 and 5400 processors, with the T7400 topping out with the 3.2GHz chip complete with a 1.6GHz frontside bus. This is in addition to dual PCI Express 2.0 slots that can handle two Quadro FX 5600 cards with 1.5GB of memory. The base T5400 and T7400 start out at $US1,589 and $US1,839 respectively—but as always, be prepared to shell out some major bucks for a custom configuration. Both systems are available now. [Dell and Electronista]
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daftrok
Posted 10:46 PM 27/11/07
Its always cheaper to just make your own workstation. You'll save over a thousand and create a beast that will spank the T7400 and the Mac Pro.
daftrok
eMadman
Posted 10:02 PM 27/11/07
The computers look impressive... but the T7400 costs more than the Mac Pro, unfortunately. I'm in the market for a high power workstation for photo editing. Bang for the buck still just about seems to go to Apple. The Quadro cards are nice, but they won't make a noticeable difference for my purposes.
eMadman
anatak
Posted 3:04 PM 28/11/07
@eMadman: t5400 looks to be about the same as the Mac Pro if both config'd with dual quads. Even the t7400 comes out just slightly higher. But really, when you're spending $4k on a workstation, whats another hundred or two. I'd give the advantage to Dell as they give you more options - dual quads at 2GHz vs 3GHz will save you over $2k, not to mention the 4 other variants in between.
anatak