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When in a competitive situation, this table suggests the appropriate IBM xSeries server to bid against other vendors’ equipment. However, as an IBM business
partner, you may determine that customer-specific requirements may make an alternative IBM solution a better choice.
Value
Universal/Tower
Departmental/Mission
Critical
Universal/Tower
Modular
Rack-optimized
Modular Enterprise
Scalable Nodes
IA-64
IBM
: xSeries 380
Dell
: PowerEdge 7150
HP
: ProLiant rx5670
IA-32>4-way
IBM
: xSeries 440 (Xeon MP)
4-way
IBM
: xSeries 255
Dell
: PowerEdge 6600
HP
:ProLiant ML570
IBM
: xSeries 360
Dell
: PowerEdge 6650
HP
: ProLiant DL580G2
IBM
: xSeries 440 (Xeon)
Dell
: PowerEdge 6650
HP
: ProLiant DL580G2
2-way
IBM
: xSeries 225
Dell
: PowerEdge 1600SC
HP
: ProLiant ML350G3
IBM
: xSeries 235
Dell
: PowerEdge 2500
HP
:ProLiant ML370
IBM
: xSeries 335, xSeries 345
Dell
: PowerEdge 1650, 2650
HP
: ProLiant DL360G2, DL380
IBM
: BladeCenter HS20
Uni
IBM
: xSeries 205
Dell
: PowerEdge 500SC
HP
: ProLiant tc2100
IBM
: xSeries 305
Dell
: PowerEdge 350
HP
: ProLiant DL320
