Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:55:51 +0200 From: Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reecommendations for an 'appliance" platform ? Message-ID: <4A342067.1000603@phat.za.net> In-Reply-To: <E1MFZba-000OCF-H8@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> References: <E1MFZba-000OCF-H8@dilbert.ticketswitch.com>
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Hi, Pete French wrote: >> I'm not 100% sure, but fairly sure that you'll have a hard time >> finding something that combines the low-power standalone type spec with >> a 64-bit capable processor. Once you get the higher-end processor, > > That was my experiense when shopping around yes - annoying as I > don't need anything particularly low power (it ain't going to > be my leccy bill :-). The Atom 230 and 330 are supposed to be 64-bit capable: http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=36331,35635,35641, but I have not personally tested either with an AMD64 FreeBSD install. > It needs to be: > > 1) Complete as purchased - I dont want to build a machine > 2) Capable of having a simple boot device (e.g. CF card) dropped in > 3) At least one ether port. 100 meg will do. > 4) Small enough to be posted to the end user > 5) Cheap - under 400 euros, preferably 300 You might consider something like this: http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/T7-330_Barebones.html Or this which is rack mountable: http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/T2e_300atom_nocd.html Both Atom 330 based and prebuilt. No affiliation with them, but I almost ordered one and found their support to be responsive and helpful. :) Regards, Aragon
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