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Re: Looking for suggestions for small, low power machine



On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 04:01:27PM -0700, Andy Ruhl wrote:
> I'm wondering if anyone has tried one of these:
> 
> http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjrmx/index.html
> 
> (The JRMX model).
> 
> Or if not, maybe something similar.
> 
> I'm looking for a small, low power machine to run NetBSD/i386 (or
> amd64 if there is a suitable machine) to be a DHCP server, netboot
> server for a few diskless machines (performance doesn't matter), and
> maybe a few other minor things. It doesn't need wifi, but it wouldn't
> hurt to have it.

I like using Atom-based "net-top" style boxes. The N550 CPU is quite
decent, if not an extreme power-miser relative to other suggestions
made here. 

I have some by Zotac; Shuttle and many others make similar, all
basically stamped from a common mould.  I like that they can be found
readily and replaced quickly should the need arise, compared to a more
specialty device.

--
Dan.

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