Re:Why does everybody love Apply for HPC? (Score 1)

With your calculation (Xserve 2400,- vs Intel 500,-) you leave a lot out of the equation. What kind of casing (sizes) and and reliable powersupplies are we talking about in a $500 intelbox? You won't even get near the quality of the parts and power/heat difference is HUGE. http://www.apple.com/xserve/ G5:55W, Xeon:110W, (Opteron:89W) So that means double powerbill per CPU (Thats a whopping 1KW per CPU per day extra! That's a lot) In your case: 240 CPU's consuming 240KW a day (extra) and the extra heat (cooling requirements)... you do the math