Re: how good is PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Steve Wolfe
Subject Re: how good is PostgreSQL
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In response to how good is PostgreSQL  ("Arnold Gamboa" <arnold@php4us.com>)
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> Performance depends on a lot of factors.  Shelling out $$$ for Sun
> hardware doesn't garuntee good performance.  They might have been better
> off buying a Tru64 system with Compaq's jdk.

   Yeah, it could be.  But comparing the $7,000 Intel machine I built
against a $20,000 Alpha, I'm still very happy with Intel.  Yes, the Alpha
was faster on a per-processor basis.  But it also cost more than twice as
much on a dollar-for-transaction basis. ; )

steve



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