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From: notbob on 24 Oct 2009 05:30 I'm looking for cheap low power linux server solution. I guess I could hook up an old desktop, but I have nothing below 200W PS. I've been looking at the sheevaplug wall wart thing and mini-ITX systems and other options like the waysmall, but they all seen pretty pricey. I only need something to serve as a dedicated irc server that would draw no more than 10-20W and use a flash drive and be ethernet capable. What else should I be looking at? Seems there should be something out there in the $50 range. nb
From: Joe on 24 Oct 2009 05:32 On 2009-10-24, notbob <notbob(a)nothome.com> wrote: > I'm looking for cheap low power linux server solution. I guess I > could hook up an old desktop, but I have nothing below 200W PS. I've > been looking at the sheevaplug wall wart thing and mini-ITX systems > and other options like the waysmall, but they all seen pretty pricey. > I only need something to serve as a dedicated irc server that would > draw no more than 10-20W and use a flash drive and be ethernet > capable. What else should I be looking at? Seems there should be > something out there in the $50 range. And I think that you are cmoking crack... -- Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733 joe at hits - buffalo dot com "Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the time..." - Danny, American History X
From: Grant on 24 Oct 2009 07:43 On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:30:50 GMT, notbob <notbob(a)nothome.com> wrote: >I'm looking for cheap low power linux server solution. I guess I >could hook up an old desktop, but I have nothing below 200W PS. I've >been looking at the sheevaplug wall wart thing and mini-ITX systems >and other options like the waysmall, but they all seen pretty pricey. >I only need something to serve as a dedicated irc server that would >draw no more than 10-20W and use a flash drive and be ethernet >capable. What else should I be looking at? Seems there should be >something out there in the $50 range. An old lappy with a pair of pcmcia slots for the ethernet cards? A linux based modem/router you could retask? ARM based CPU cards -- more than $50 though. Grant. -- http://bugsplatter.id.au
From: Wolfgang Draxinger on 24 Oct 2009 07:47 Joe wrote: > And I think that you are cmoking crack... No he isn't. Hint to the OP: Get a Foneara or some el-ceapo plastic router running Linux. Put something like OpenWRT on it. That would be the cheapest solution. You can get a Foneara for ~$5 at eBay. If you don't want to tinker, then you'd probably interested in something like PCEngines ALIX, though they come at about $100. Wolfgang
From: philo on 24 Oct 2009 09:40 notbob wrote: > I'm looking for cheap low power linux server solution. I guess I > could hook up an old desktop, but I have nothing below 200W PS. I've > been looking at the sheevaplug wall wart thing and mini-ITX systems > and other options like the waysmall, but they all seen pretty pricey. > I only need something to serve as a dedicated irc server that would > draw no more than 10-20W and use a flash drive and be ethernet > capable. What else should I be looking at? Seems there should be > something out there in the $50 range. > > nb Just use one of your old desktop machines...it will be fine. just because it has a 200 watt power supply does not mean the thing will consume 200 watts...that's simply it's maximum rating. Though the machine will probably draw a bit more power than your desired 10 - 20 watts...It will be well below 200 watts Just a rough guess 30 watts idle 45 watts peak. The few dollars a year you will pay for your electric power is going a be cheaper than just going out and purchasing a new machine that might possibly save you a few cents a year on your electric bill
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