[KLUG Members] Re: RS6000

[Adam Williams]

>>>The 640 is the only one in the catalog without a price. Even the 7026
>> od 6M1 lists prices up to $105,350.  Yowsa!
>You can get a very loaded 620/640 for about $40k, or a 660 for $65k.  Note
>that these prices are "list" and include 40Gb tape drive, 6 drives,
>hardware RAID, rack mount and UPS. (The 660 included an expansion cabinet
>and power distribution unit).  And these prices are almost a year old.
>Buying an RS/6000 isn't like buying a PC.  You get a rep and you specify a
>configuration,  they quote it at list.  When you agree that a
>configuration is correct you get an offer off the list, usually with a
>rather hefty discount.  Call IBM and ask, thats free.  I'm NDA'd on the
>'net' prices

And you don't usually don't "buy" these machine's,  you lease them from
IBM,  so you have a monthly or annual payment not a lump sum.  ANd you
get lots of buy out / trade up options.