[vox] Sheevaplug

[Michael Wenk]

Thanks for all the responses.

However, I don't really want a full system.  I'm replacing an NSLU2, a
device which is actually somewhat overpowered for what I use it for.  What I
want:

1) low power, I like the fact that the sheevaplug/guruplug are ~5 watts.
2) low heat, I'm not sure how to measure this, but I assume that a low power
device should generate less heat.

Bonuses: Two lan interfaces and a wireless(N/G) device that works decently
under linux.

The bonuses would let me replace my home router, which would be nice.  But I
don't want to go with a full system.  I replaced that with the NSLU2 and a
home router back 3-4 years ago.  It really saved me a ton of money on power
and cooling.

Mike

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>wrote:

> On 11/15/2010 02:29 PM, Alex Mandel wrote:
> > On 11/15/2010 01:54 PM, Michael Wenk wrote:
> >> I'm looking at replacing my NSLU2, as its starting to behave unreliably.
> >> I'm looking at replacing it with a Sheevaplug.  Or should I look at the
> >> Guruplug ?  Anyone have any advice here ?  I'd prefer to stick with
> >> something linux based and configurable for my home NAS.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >
> > I looked at those and at fit-pc(no longer for sale - which is why I
> > didn't get it), eventually going with the Zotac barebones box. I did
> > notice recently that Asus has some small form factor cases with atom
> > boards too. I can't seem to recall why I deemed that it wouldn't work
> > for my case but I think overall it's a great choice.
> >
> > It's possible I simply didn't want to deal with the arm processor.
> > Sounds like the Guruplug is the better option if you need the extra
> > connection ports.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alex
>
> I think I missed a ton options when I was shopping too. Just glanced at
> newegg and under servers if you ignore the fact that they only list
> Opteron and Xeons for cpu type and search for "atom" you get a whole
> slew of options:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007940&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&SrchInDesc=atom&Page=1&PageSize=100
>
> Enjoy,
> Alex
>
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Michael Wenk
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