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danielsbrewer
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:49 pm    Post subject: Low power consumption mini server Reply with quote

I am thinking of getting a small machine that would act aserver that I could leave on 24/7 at home. I do not need anything powerful as all I want to do is DNS, SSH tunnels and maybe a few static web pages. My criteria are as follows:
1) Low power consumption
2) Reasonably cheap
3) Can run linux

The two items I have come across so far are:
1) Buffalo linkstation (http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9676199755.html)
2) NSLU2 (http://www.nslu2-linux.org/)

I suppose another option would be a cheap old computer.

Has anyone had any experience with these options? Anyone else think of other suitable devices?

Thanks
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

here ya go, (a kick back to the x86 world)
http://www.mini-itx.com/
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Low power consumption mini server Reply with quote

danielsbrewer wrote:
1) Low power consumption
[...]
I suppose another option would be a cheap old computer.

Old desktop computers aren't usually too power-conservative (although better than most current). Older laptops do qualify, however.
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