Workstations Reviews
- Sun workstation takes Intel quad-core to the races
InfoWorld - 10/25/07
In this review of Sun's Ultra 24 workstation, Paul Venezia of InfoWorld compares Sun's workstation with the dual-core Opteron 2218 systems. Overall, Venezia found the Ultra 24 to be a more powerful, efficient system and would recommend it to users who need more horsepower to run high-end applications.
- Sun Shines with the Ultra 24 Workstation
eWEEK Channel Insider - 10/24/07
eWEEK's Channel Insider positive review of the Ultra 24 takes an extensive look at the workstation, highlighting features, configuration options and performance. Reviewer Frank Ohlhorst is impressed by the construction, high-quality materials and quietness of the machine. He also found the Ultra 24 "performance to be without equal," scoring an overall rating of 1,269 on Passmark's PerformanceTest 6.1 while running Windows Vista Enterprise, and that the system "offers such a high level of performance that any user should be satisfied." The review concludes with: "Sun undoubtedly has a winner with the Ultra 24 series of workstations, and other vendors will be hard-pressed to outperform it."
- Sun's Ultra Computing In 64-Bit Has Promise
CRN - 09/27/07
In this standalone look at the Ultra 20 M2, CRN evaluates the workstation's capabilities for 32-bit to 64-bit computing. The reviewer was very impressed with the design of the machine as well as the performance and support on various platforms. She calls the "Ultra 20 M2 a great workstation for technical experts and developers."
- A powerful workstation from a mainstream vendor for a reasonable price
Free Software Magazine - 06/05/07
Free Software Magazine review of the Ultra 20 M2 workstation highlights its features and performance on Solaris, Suse, Red Hat and Windows OS. Performance testing on each platform showed little variation between the platforms, though the reviewer praised the features included in Solaris 10 OS as making the Ultra 20 M2 run optimally. The reviewer ends the piece by stating: "Sun have managed to produce a very good machine in the Ultra 20M2. It's fast and capable, and has a good range of hardware ports and support. As a full 64-bit workstation it is hard to fault, especially when you consider that prices start just US$845 for a basic dual-core model."
- 3Ware's 9650SE and the Sun Ultra 40 M2
InfoWorld - 05/30/07
This InfoWorld review praises the power and performance of the Ultra 40 M2 combined with 3Ware's 9650SE SATA RAID controller. The reviewer states "between the stellar performance of the 9650SE and the calm and steady power of the Ultra 40 M2, all of [the] tasks [we put it through] were handled with aplomb. Suffice it to say, you'd be hard-pressed to equal or surpass the performance of this box with any computing hardware available today."
- Workstation Reviews: Sun Ultra 40 M2
MCAD - 04/19/07
This review is extraordinarily positive on the design of the Ultra 40, calling the machine "a near perfect example of how to build a workstation." It also stated, "it really is a wonderful piece of design and certainly the most impressive chassis I have ever seen in a workstation."
- Sun M2: Mission Accomplished
Desktop Engineering - 04/01/07
This Desktop Engineering evaluation looks at performance of the new Ultra 40 M2 machine versus the performance of the original Ultra 40. The review notes asignificant performance enhancements -- anywhere from 15 to 100 percent improvement, depending on the test. In addition, the review highlights the easy, uncluttered layout of the workstation packaging as well as the quietness of the machine despite its processing power.
- A Tale of Two Workstations
InfoWorld - 03/30/07
In a very positive review, InfoWorld looks at the latest version of Sun's Ultra 40 workstation. The review highlights improved performance on various operating systems including Vista, Windows XP, Red Hat and Fedora calling the Ultra 40 M2 "the most powerful x86_64 workstation you can buy today."
- First Look Review: Sun Microsystems Ultra 20 M2
Cadalyst - 03/01/07
Cadalyst posted a positive evaluation of the Sun Ultra 20 M2 in its March issue. The review presents the new features of this workstation including the design and the overall performance on the machine on the Cadalyst C2006, the MAXBench4 and SPEC ViewPerf 9 benchmarks.
- A Server On Every Desk
Desktop Engineering - 02/01/07
In this review, the Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation was tested to demonstrate that workstations can be used for both CAD design applications and for background CAE applications. The review described the design of the Ultra 40 and the success of the subsequent testing.
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- Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Review - Part 1
Computerworld Blog - 01/08/07
I've had on my desk for the last few months a Sun Ultra 20 M2
workstation. Over the next few days I'll be reviewing/commenting on the
box and my experiences with it.
- Sun Ultra 20 M2
MCAD - 08/15/06
In its August "Workstation Supplement," MCAD Magazine posted a positive review of the Ultra 20 M2 as part of a workstation roundup. The review focused on the simplicity of the Ultra 20, its solid performance and new features such as the Quadro FX graphics card. The reviewer concluded that the Ultra 20 M2 is an excellent entry-level machine and is well equipped for the most mainstream CAD users.
- Sun Ultra 40 -- Ready for Heavy Work
Desktop Engineering - 07/01/06
Desktop Engineering's July issue featured a very positive, standalone review of Sun's Ultra 40 workstation. The reviewer conducted an intensive engineering desktop review focusing on the performance and care for the machine. He concluded that "the Sun Ultra 40 workstation is a powerhouse....it showed me some impressive power...none of the real-world testing I did came close to taxing this brute."
- Sun Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation: Portable Power Computing
Free Software Magazine - 04/28/06
In a positive review of the Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation in Free Software Magazine, reviewer MC Brown praised the power, components/connectivity support, Solaris and SPARC binary compatibility, application support - and of course the mobility - delivered with the Ultra 3. He concluded "A desktop unit with the configuration of [the Ultra 3] would be impressive. In a portable unit it is astounding...As a portable development unit, [the Ultra 3] is a dream."
- Sun Ultra 40 Is A Powerhouse
eWEEK - 03/13/06
In a very positive review of Sun's Ultra 40 workstation in eWEEK, reviewer Anne Chen praised the Ultra 40 as a "powerhouse" for its superior performance, graphics capabilities, robust OS and application support, noting that "Sun Microsystems' Ultra 40 workstation offers a solid triad of performance, graphics capability and memory capacity... [and] is ideal for performance-intensive applications, grid computing and software development."
- Ultra, Indeed
InfoWorld - 03/12/06
In a very positive online review of Sun's Ultra 40 workstation onInfoWorld Blogs, reviewer Paul Venezia gave high marks to the performance, robust high-end component support, PCI-enabled expandability, and storage/memory delivered with the Ultra 40. His conclusion: "[Sun's Ultra 40 workstation] is simply the fastest workstation system I've even laid a hand on... This is one seriously powerful system."
- Sun Ultra 20 sets sights on Java shops
InfoWorld - 02/03/06
In a review at InfoWorld, Sun's Ultra 20 workstation scored a 7.6 out of 10 possible points to earn the publication's 'Good' designation. The reviewer noted, "the Ultra 20 is suitable for three audiences: organizations looking for an inexpensive desktop PC that can run Solaris 10 x64; software developers standardizing on the Sun software tool chain; and other professionals seeking hands-on experience with Solaris." The reviewer also gave high marks to the Java tool set included with the Ultra 20 at no cost, noting that "the quality of Sun's Java tools, which I used during this review, is high, in terms of fit and finish, responsiveness, and code quality." This review also included a sidebar on Sun's new Ultra 40 workstation, detailing some of its features and value propositions.
- Sun Ultra 20 Workstation: The Extras
TheOpenSourcery.com - 01/08/06
In this review, Surveyer discussed Sun's Ultra 20 workstation and noted its best attractions are the usefulness of the Sun Software stack and the power of virtualization. Overall, Surveyer was highly impressed with the systems power and flexibility, and sees AMD as the company to deliver the best virtualization boosters given its impressive track record for innovation.
- Desktop Pipeline
Desktop Pipeline, 12/01/05
Sun's newest workstation, with its AMD Opteron processor, brings
reasonably priced 64-bit computing power to the desktop.
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