If you don't care that much about hardware raid, then I'd suggest the NSLU2 or the Sheevaplug. <div><br></div><div>I use the NSLU2 myself, and run debian on it. Its a mite slow, but it doesn't draw much power, nor does it generate a ton of heat. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Mike</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Alex Mandel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tech_dev@wildintellect.com">tech_dev@wildintellect.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">So I need to replace my dying NAS/Print server and was contemplating a<br>
low power web server (5-10 watts) so I could stop leaving a<br>
workstation/server on all the time.<br>
<br>
Aside from the massive question of what to get, there's the tricky part<br>
of should this be 1 device or 2?<br>
<br>
It seems like a NAS with hardware RAID and 2-4 drives and 2-4 usb ports<br>
would do the trick nicely, but I'm having a hard time finding out how<br>
much power these things take and many of them seem to have custom linux<br>
setups with oddities that would prevent me from saying running<br>
apache/mod_wsgi/trac or plone (the 2 things I use for my websites).<br>
<br>
Is the trade-off of a less flexible linux install for a simpler<br>
printer/network share config worth it? (I've done a samba printer share<br>
before but it took me several days to figure out)<br>
<br>
Anyone have any suggestions about devices?<br>
<br>
I've been poking at:<br>
<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822122022" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822122022</a><br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/fit-PC-Slim-Diskless/dp/B001L4I9HK" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/fit-PC-Slim-Diskless/dp/B001L4I9HK</a><br>
and some other similar stuff...<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Alex<br>
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