Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 11:21:26 -0600 From: Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com> To: <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: "book-size" PCs, saintsong GX. Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020301111345.0278be90@mail.Go2France.com> In-Reply-To: <200203011804.g21I4o700577@mail.cruzio.com>
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--=====================_97177073==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >Re small "book-size" PCs w/o expansion slots, does >anyone have any particular war stories about the >Saintsong Cappuccino GX1 and TX2 boxes? They look like consumer junk to me. maybe ok for the home and toy PC's but seems not really suitable for serious appliance work. > They seem >to go under a number of names. I have a GX1 and >it seems to run FreeBSD 4.5 fine (I haven't really >abused it); just a basic Intel box w/o expansion >slots (RealTek ethernet) RealTek sucks. We've solved a lot of weird problems in the Imail list by by replacing RealTek cards. I've seen complaints in other lists and other OS's about RealTek. Unfortunately, the very interesting Shuttle SV24 uses Realtek 8139. >; makes a compact small >"server" that doesn't look to bad, except for all >the cables... noise is borderline: > > http://www.saintsong.com.tw/english/products/gx1/all-gx1.htm most this tiny boxes are barebones (no cpu, ram, disk) in the $250 range. This box is complete for $400, cheaper than kitting out barebones bookshelf PC's: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=A265-1002 http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3138810 looks pretty good. Len --=====================_97177073==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Outpost.com Product Detail.url" [DEFAULT] BASEURL=http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3138810 [InternetShortcut] URL=http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3138810 Modified=F0E539EC01C1C1017E --=====================_97177073==_-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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