Who's Got $31,000?

[rabbit]

My friend is selling his amazing dev machine:

Sony FWD40LX1 40inch LCD Monitor (used only for like 4 months total
 with SGI breakout box adapters

CPU
• dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 600MHz 2MB L2 cache

GPU
• Integrated vertex processing engine
• Integrated image and texture engine
• 12-bit per component color and alpha
• 24-bit eye space Z buffer and 8-bit stencil
• 10-bit digital to analog (DAC) display interface
• Multiple concurrent visuals (8-bit window ID)
• V6 & V10: 32MB graphics memory, including up to 8MB texture memory
• V8 & V12: 128MB graphics memory, including up to 104MB texture memory
• Resolution up to 1920x1200 pixels @ 60 Hz and 72 Hz
• Support for dual channel and stereo viewing mode

Memory
• 8GB synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)

Installed Applications
• MCAD/MCAE
• Digital Prototyping
• 3D Animation
• Geospatial Imaging
• Maya Unlimited release 6 with all plugins enabled
• Medical Imaging
• Scientific Visualization
• Oil and Gas (seismic interpretation)
• Visual Simulation
• Editing and Compositing

Extras
• nearly all the SDK needed for Rxxxxx development and debug (including you know what)

all this is going for $30,768 USD (i'm sacrificing more than two legs on this price)

if a buyer is interrested please inform him that i will pay all shipping costs needed from my end. All my equipment will be packaged in air bubbles and in their original box, all will be included with original books on installations and replacements ones for ripped or missing books.

1,000$ more and i'll toss in my IBM 3D mouse and laser pen.

[Hitmen]

Since it doesn't say it there, I'm asuming this is a "Silicon Graphics Octane 2" since the text looks like it was copy+pasted from there.

Something makes me think it isn't worth a $30k price tag just to have a computer with an SGI sticker on it.

[Joe]

dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 600MHz 2MB L2 cache

Am I the only one who doesn't find 600*2MHz all that great?..

[Hitmen]

dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 600MHz 2MB L2 cache

Am I the only one who doesn't find 600*2MHz all that great?..

A processor is much more than the MHz it is packing. The processors are pretty specialized for high performance work. That said, I still think the $30k is ridiculous

[iago]

That said, I still think the $30k is ridiculous

Agreed. Maybe a couple years ago it would have been worth that, but not now. I've priced out some pretty high-end computers for my old government job, roughly on par with this one, and they went for $20k - $25k new.

But tell your friend good luck, I'll be interested to know if he sells it.

[rabbit]

Damn you all :X

[Ender]

WTF?! $31k for a computer? Is Microsoft starting to make computer hardware now?

[Joe]

My mouse says "Microsoft" on it, and I've had it for several years.

Wake up.

[Ender]

My mouse says "Microsoft" on it, and I've had it for several years.

Wake up.

So that's why you went broke.

[iago]

I hate Microsoft keyboards and mice. Why the hell would they remove the Insert key and leave Caps Lock intact? Wtf?

[Blaze]

Why the hell would they remove the Insert key and leave Caps Lock intact? Wtf?

This is true, but I do enjoy their optical mouse.

[rabbit]

He sold it.  End.

[Joe]

My mouse says "Microsoft" on it, and I've had it for several years.

Wake up.

So that's why you went broke.

Nah, it was actually like $7. And this was probably.. I think about 2000, when both optical mice and USB mice were still sort of uncommon, not to mention that it was a combination of both.