On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 08:02:36PM +0100, Leon Fauster wrote:
> Am 11.01.2013 um 19:53 schrieb Bill Campbell:
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013, SilverTip257 wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I'm slightly off-topic here, but it is somewhat CentOS related!
> >>
> >> I'm in search of some hardware that consumes a low amount of power for use
> >> as a test-bed for Linux, various coding projects, and LAN services.
> >>
> >> 1) Low power consumption (10-15W ... maybe 30W at most)
> >> 2) Must run Linux without too much fuss (CentOS or otherwise)
> >> 3) Must have two NICs (fast ethernet or better)
> >> 4) Memory - 1GB or better
> >> 5) Can be configurable either via serial or VGA.
> >> 6) Accepts a normal hard drive, not CF -- drive capacity is my concern.
> >> 7) spare PCI slot is a _plus_ (extra NICs or whatever else)
> >> 8) I'd like to keep the physical footprint to a minimum (size of a 1U
> >> switch or so?)
> >
> > I don't know about the power details, but we have used a fair
> > number of small desktop boxes (mini-ATX I think) with Atom
> > processors which are small, quiet, and low power.
> >
> > Typically they need a low-profile NIC.
> >
> > We have run various versions of CentOS back through 4 without
> > problems.
>
>
>
> it does not address all requirements but anyway :-)
> this low power hw came into my mind http://pcengines.ch/alix2d13.htm
I don't know anything about this company or its products, but I just
stumbled across this, FYI:
http://www.lemote.com/en/products/mini-computer/2010/0310/111.html
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