[GLLUG] Good Tiny Computer
Charles Ulrich
charles at bityard.net
Wed Aug 5 00:26:28 EDT 2009
Ha, whoops. I meant Intel Atom.
Charles
David Singer wrote:
> Do you mean VIA Nano or Intel Atom?
>
> David
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:56 PM, <charles at bityard.net
> <mailto:charles at bityard.net>> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, August 4, 2009 3:58 pm, David Singer wrote:
> > I currently have a smallish 1Ghz PIII dell computer that I use as
> my home
> > server. I would like to upgrade it to something with a very small
> form
> > factor and ultra low power consumption. I am moving to a tiny
> apartment
> > and
> > there will be no room for my little dell. It also makes a lot of
> noise (3
> > fans) and consumes a lot of power (cheap ATX power supply).
> >
> > Idealy I would like something based on either a laptop chip-set
> or ARM,
> > Atom, Ion etc. Fanless would be great. All the server needs is
> enought
> > room
> > to load a Linux install and maybe run SVN plus a few little apps.
> Storage
> > will be though external USB drive or internal HD if it fits. Most
> of its
> > job
> > will be to serve mp3's. Video streaming to a TV is not needed as
> I don't
> > have a TV. Since it will be on all the time power consumption is a
> > consideration as well. I thought about one of those wall warts but id
> > rather
> > have something slightly beefer but still in the hotel bible sized
> > category.
> > Cheaper is better. Nothing over $200.
> >
> > Anyone have recommendations? Anyone want a small old dell in a
> week or
> > two?
>
> I did this same exact thing just a few months ago. The case is going
> to be
> the hardest part. If you want small _and_ cheap, they all have fans. You
> can find a fanless case, but they cost a bit more.
>
> That said, I'd highly recommend anything with the Intel Nano 330 CPU. I
> got one for my file server at home and for such a low-power, low-priced
> thing it's pretty capable. Dual-core, 64-bit. Intel Motherboard+CPU
> combos
> sell on newegg for about $80. Ubuntu server runs like a dream on mine.
> There is a small fan on the motherboard chipset, but it's fairly quiet.
>
> Charles
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