[CUBE] Sonnet CPU upgrade vs Powerlogix Upgrade-Comparison

[J.C. Webber III]

Riba wrote:
> 
> On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 10:31 PM, Mike Longo wrote:
> 
> > On a note related to the discussion of Sonnet upgrade operability, can 
> > those in the know give the rest of us a sense of comparison between 
> > the Powerlogix upgrade and the Sonnet? Which is the consensus choice 
> > and why.
> 
> As it seems, with Sonnet you end up spending $50 more and don't lose 
> the ability to put your Cube to sleep. *If they work*, performance-wise 
> I'd say it really doesn't matter which one you take.
> For me it is a big deal to lose the sleep ability, and I suppose I'll 
> go with Sonnet when the time comes.

I don't think it fair to characterize the PL upgrade as definitely having
the 'sleep' problem.  I think this happens mainly to folks that got the
233 model of the design (which I think they discontinued, or at least
suspended while they investigate).  I've got the 100 model and I've
never had a sleep problem.

Also, I believe it matters if you had a sleep problem before the upgrade.
If you had a sleep problem, it will probably still be there.  However,
I do seem to remember someone stating that after the upgrade their
sleep problem went *away*.  

YMMV.
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J.C. Webber III       
Technical Lead, Unix System Administrator
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