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by winfred 2289 days ago
>I didn't read all their math but I expect their final result to be off by a factor of 2-5x.

I looked at their parts list and it's obvious they aren't serious. CPU is missing, memory is missing, SAS to SATA cables, but no SAS controller, no mounting for the system board. Low effort at best.
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prostheticvamp 2289 days ago
It seems you’re getting heavily downvoted. I think it’s because CPU and memory are not missing.
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winfred 2285 days ago
That wasn't on that page when I opened it, you think I'd miss that? They were reading the comments here and updated the page after I wrote the comment.

The price was $4700 something, now it's $4945.

They simply smooth over it with this:

"So we will be using a rig cost of $4500 in our spreadsheet."

That way their overall math doesn't change. Should get banned for doing things like that. These guys are up to no good.

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