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COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
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SONICA HUSH-X58 |
Sweetwater RACK XT |
RAIN Element 2.5 Quad |
RAIN ION |
RAIN Element X |
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Processor |
NEW Intel i7 - 920 - 2.66GHz |
Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 |
Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5
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AMD Phenom 9850 2.5 |
AMD Phenom II 940 @ 4.1 |
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Over Clock Support |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
O.C. 4.1GHz |
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Quad Core with HT support
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YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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PassMark CPU benchmark ( Higher is better )
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5031 |
4050 |
3388 |
2443 |
5023 @ 4.1GHz |
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FSB |
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1333MHz |
1333MHz |
HT 4000 MHz |
HT 3600 MHz |
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Overclocked 1600 FSB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Processor cache |
8MB |
12MB |
6MB |
2MB |
6MB |
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Processor code name |
Nehalem |
Peryn |
Peryn |
N/A |
N/A |
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Chipset |
X58 |
P35 |
P35 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Installed memory |
3GB
1*3
NEW TRIPLE CHANNEL
ARCHITECHTURE
DDR3-1600
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4GB
1*4 when upgrading to 8GB
all DIMMS must be replaced
DDR2-800
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4GB
2*2
DDR2-800
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4GB
2*2
Unknown
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4GB
2*2
DDR2-1066 |
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Maximum memory |
24GB |
8GB |
8GB |
8GB |
8GB |
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System Drive |
500GB |
500GB |
500GB |
500GB |
1000GB |
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Audio Drive |
1000GB |
500GB x 2 |
500GB |
500GB |
1000GB |
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Samples Drive |
1000GB |
N/A |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
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Wireless Desktop
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2.4 GHz Keyboard and Mouse |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Video Card |
512MB nVidia 9500GT |
512MB nVidia 8600GT |
256MB ATI HD3650 |
256MB ATI HD3450 |
512MB ATI HD4650 |
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Swapable System Drive |
EZ-SWAP 500GB SATA II 32MB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Boot Multiple Operating Systems. EZ-SWAP |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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RAID Support
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YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Gigabit LAN |
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Single 10/100/1000 |
Single 10/100/1000 |
Single 10/100/1000 |
Single 10/100/1000 |
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Operating system |
Windows XP Professional, Vista Ultimate 32 or 64
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Windows XP Professional |
Windows XP Professional, Vista Ultimate 32 or 64 |
Windows XP Professional, Vista Ultimate 32 or 64 |
Windows XP Professional, Vista Ultimate 32 or 64 |
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Firewire IEEE 1394a/b ports |
(2) 400 |
(5) 400 |
5 |
(4) 400 |
5 |
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Firewire chipset |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments |
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Quiet Technology |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Case type |
Rack / Tower |
Rack Only |
Tower Only |
Rack Only |
Tower Only |
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Warranty: |
2 years on the entire machine
3 years CPU/Ram
3 years for the hard drives
Lifetime phone support |
2 years on the entire machine
3 years for the CPU
5 years for the hard drives
1 year overnight drive replacement
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1 year hardware
90 day phone support |
1 year hadware
90 day phone support |
1 year hadware
90 day phone support |
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Price |
$2549.95 |
$2999.97 |
$2499.00 |
$2099.95 |
$3499.95 |
