Thanks for the summary of different systems, Don. I haven't been dissatisfied with the Ultra 2, really. I got it free because it was a 6 year old server with a failed hard drive. Probably it spent those 6 years switched on all the time. I've used it pretty heavily in the last
2 years, so it's had a lot of use. I never really liked the Ultra 10. They always seemed to sell for higher prices than Ultra 2s, but in my experience they were slower (there are different models of each, I know- my Ultra 2 is 2 x 296 MHz with 1280 MB RAM). The Blade 100 and Ultra
80 are out of my price range. The Ultra 30 seems a poor deal as they only take one CPU and are nearly as expensive as an Ultra 60. I like the Ultra 60. I met a guy who had one last year (sold him some surplus hardware) and got chance to have a good look at it. The construction of the case is pretty solid (better than the Ultra 2 which, as you say, is better than some others) and it seemed comparable to the Ultra 2 in performance. It's between another Ultra 2 and an Ultra 60, really. I'll let you know which way I go.Best wishes,
Chris