| George A. Theall on 11 May 2007 23:55:17 -0000 |
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On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 02:44:46PM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson wrote: > Anyone have any experience with small (e.g., fanless like some of the > new Macs), small form factor (e.g., Shuttle, Mac Mini, etc.) boxes > that run linux? I have a system based on a Via Epia MII (not fanless) as a personal web / mail server. It's a Mini-ITX system, draws about 25 watts except when powering up, and hasn't given me any problems in ~2 years of continual use. I also have a Kuro Box (a PowerPC-based NAS device from Buffalo Tech) that's a little bigger than a USB drive enclosure. I use it for automated backups -- definitely not a speed demon, but it gets the job done. It has a small fan and draws very little power (I can't remember exactly, but probably < 20 watts in normal use). Both systems run Gentoo, although there's no reason you couldn't run Debian or whatever distro strikes your fancy. Along with some other equipment, they're mounted on a "rack" in my basement (http://www.tifaware.com/~theall/rackmount.jpg, on either side of the UPS if you're curious). Next up will probably be some sort of similar box for running Asterisk. George -- theall@tifaware.com Attachment:
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