The best way of finding out is to do some testing - use a standard
desktop machine (or laptop) and see how that performs. Make sure you
have a realistic mix and amount of data though.
If I had to guess, I'd buy a cheap server with some SATA disks (at least
2 so you can mirror them) and as much RAM as was left in my budget.
Yeah, this sounds like a dualcore amd64 with a areca 4 drive sata raid
10 array. Put 2/4 gig of ram in it, and you will think it is just flying.
Joshua D. Drake
--
=== The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. ===
Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240
Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997
http://www.commandprompt.com/
