RH Linux 4/5 on S10/D10

I'm thinking of getting a quad core S10 or D10.  I do software development and currently am developing under RH3 and/or RH4.  We'll be moving to a RH5 base in the future, but am not there yet.
I'm wondering if anyone has implemented RH4 on either the S10 or D10.  I think that I'll be able to get the performance that I require on either - but am favoring a 2CPU Quad 4 2.33 Gh (E5410) D10 - mainly because I think that I'll be able to better perform stress testing with the equivalancy of an 8-way system - and like the idea of a large cache.  But my big issue is going to be RH4.
Any comments?

Well I have had great success with an S10 dual core 3Ghz with 4GB Ram running 32bit Ubuntu desktop. I use it for network management at work and most of the software I need to use is native linux. Ubuntu supports the restricted nVidia video allowing full use of cuboid desktop, transparancy and other whizz bang video features offered by compiz. Hibernate and sleep both work well although I don't use them. I'm also using dual monitors, one of which is a Lenovo 22 inch 1920x1200 LCD panel which is fabulous offering wide viewing angles and bright colours with an easy-on-the-eye matt finish. The keyboard is also great with a soft but positive touch. The only thing I havn't got working is the biometric fingerprint reader but thats because I havn't tried.
I compile most of the software I use rather than using binaries. I havn't had any problems yet.
Its not RH but it is Linux and it rocks. It really feels like linux has come of age, offering superior hardware support, outstanding performance, ease of use and reliable package management. It wipes the floor with windoze but then you already know that.
Hope that helps,
Dom 
Message Edited by Barmynon on 09-03-2008 11:24 AM

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