[Eug-lug] is this the perfect home server?

[Ben Barrett]

Please compare and contrast with the (Epia, etc) mini-itx and nano-itx
systems we're more familiar with.
I thought those were winners... maybe the similar packages cost more
though.  2 USB hardly seems like enough any more, but if you're using this
headless or with just IR then that should work fine... ya know, between
input devices, storage, lights, fans, and deep fryers, USB power and
bandwidth drain bums me out.
I've mostly seen the stuff on mini-itx.com and mini-box.com but haven't kept
up with them in  while...

ben


On 10/15/07, Garl Grigsby <badd_karma at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> They've recently been slashdotted/boing-boing'd/ Engadgeted/etc'd so
> their site is a bit slow, but this looks like an ideal home server/low
> end firwall.
> Low power consumption? Check (5w).
> X86 based? Check (AMD Geode).
> Expandable? Check (2x USB 2.0).
> Dual NICs? Check. Runs Linux?
> Check (pre-installed with Gentoo)
> Inexpensive? Reasonably so ($285)
>
> It's a little light on the ram and you can't add to it,  and to be
> perfect it would need a mini-pci slot for a wireless card. Still for the
> price...
>
> http://www.fit-pc.com/index.htm*
>
> *--Garl
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