Sun Uniboard Sun UltraSPARC III Cu 1.2 GHz processor board

Advantages: Cheap entry level Sun SPARC from 1997
Disadvantages: Build quality is PC like, and low cache processors

...The Sun UltraSPARC 5 workstation was brought out in 1997, and was priced so you could have one on your desk for approx 1000 US Dollars. They stopped shipping to customers in May 2002. These days, it is not a fast machine, but still they are perfectly useable for many workstation and server tasks. Processor and Memory - This model has an UltraSPARC IIi processor which is, of course, 64 bit and is clocked at 360 MHz. You can have 1GB of memory in the workstation, installed as up to 4 DIMMS, which must be installed in pairs. "Normal" PC memory will not work in these workstations. The 260MHz model only has 256kB cache (same with the 270MHz processor) For better performance, you need the 2MB cache version on the 333 or 400MHz versions. Storage - There is one HDD bay in the machine, although if you remove the floppy drive, you can put... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: BETTER PERFORMANCE/ RELIABILITY
Disadvantages: A LITTLE LOUDER ON THE FAN/COOLING

...I HAVE BEEN USING PENTIUM PROCESSORS FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE BOTH RELIABLE AND GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. I HAVE RECENTLY UP-GRADED TO A NEW PENTIUM III 450 HTZ PROCESSOR AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY IT'S PERFORMANCE. I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD BEFORE BUYING MY NEW MACHINE AND LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT PROCESSORS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. I SOUGHT ADVICE FROM FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WITH OTHER PROCESSORS AND DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE PENTIUM. I CAN HEARTILY RECCOMMEND IT FOR SPEED AND RELIABILITY. COMBINED WITH 128M R.A.M AND A DECENT GRAPHICS BOARD I NOW HAVE A TOP-NOTCH SYSTEM. I HAVE HALVED MY PROCESSING TIME SINCE BUYING THE NEW P111.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: The Best of the Choice, Many new features.
Disadvantages: Non

...Its always a good Idea to buy the best processor currently on the market. Intel's PentiumIII series is packed with lot of new features not available on the cheaper range. You may not use your Computer to its full initially, but as you get experienced and start using more power hungry programmes that use graphics that is when you will be glad you chose PentiumIII. If you are keen user of grahics programmes ie. CorelDraw, AutoCad, 3D-Studio or any 2D/3D Grahpic design packages than this Processor is a MUST as your choice. I have always used PentiumIII in all my machines and had no problems of any sort including the Power!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic