[ug-bosug] BOSUG members and discounts on SUN Hardware

[Joseph George]

I am not sure if you can pull it off, but no harm in trying. :-)

~Joe

On 22-Feb-08, at 9:19 AM, S h i v wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:45 AM, Manish Chakravarty
> <manishchaks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi BOSUG,
>>
>> I was planning to buy a SUN machine to use as my main workstation for
>> sometime now.
>> They seem to be too costly for me
>>
>> I recently came across this:
>> http://in.sun.com/webstore/workstations/ultra20/globaledu.jsp
>>
>> This promotional offer is for Education and Research sector.
>> can the definition of "research" be extrapolated a little bit to  
>> include the
>> tinkering we do with the latest Nevada builds everytime they come  
>> out ;)
>>  (ok , bad joke!)
>>
>> Will SUN be willing to sell their hardware to the community  
>> members at these
>> rates?
>>
>
> Unlikely is my guess. I do not see how any organization can define a
> target segment and consistent sales policy. You can try your luck.
> And do consider the total cost of ownership (costs post buy - parts
> sourcing/replacement, service).
>
> In the meanwhile you may want to checkout the prices of systems at
> http://www.computerwarehousepricelist.com
> I am sure there will be some product of your liking.
>
> -Shiv
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