SheevaPlug
- 1.2GHz ARM CPU
- draws 5 Watts
- come with Linux
- 512MB each of RAM and Flash
- gigabit Ethernet
- USB 2.0
- size of a wall-wart
A SheevaPlug DevKit is available for $99 and it looks like some products based on it are coming out. I'm tempted to get one to play with; might make a decent NAS server.
$100 Linux wall-wart launches
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I don't like the idea of a brick that big plugging directly into a mains power socket. Makes adjacent sockets inaccessible. It also means that they're specific to the electrical socket type. Putting all of that weight on a pathetic set of NEMA pins doesn't sound very secure either. At least here we have a plug type which I would be happy to put that kind of weight on.
*grin* All solved with a power strip or a small battery backup.
Hrm. I might just get one of these to screw with IT at work. I never did top the black felt stickers on the bottom of a black mouse; you'd be amazed how long one person could spend trying to fix a mouse without actually looking at it. No IT was harmed.
Hrm. I might just get one of these to screw with IT at work. I never did top the black felt stickers on the bottom of a black mouse; you'd be amazed how long one person could spend trying to fix a mouse without actually looking at it. No IT was harmed.
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This might be old news, but is certainly the winner regarding coolness factor: http://www.chippc.com/thin-clients/jack-pc/
What results?
What's the verdict on this? I'm looking for an NAS solution... but don't know jack about Linux and would to buy one of these configured.
If you're doing a lot of 'writes' flash is NOT the way to go for an Network attached storage system. That and it's only 512MB. For the same price you can get a 500GB-1TB NAS if you shop around.
If this really only draws the power of a nightlight though I can think of some wonderful applications for it. Personally the 1st thing I would use it for is for a hardware firewall. If the specs are open I'd be looking into building my own firewall/router with it. (need more network ports though and wireless) That's a lot more hardware power than most home routers come with for the same price.
These would be great for car computers as well.
If this really only draws the power of a nightlight though I can think of some wonderful applications for it. Personally the 1st thing I would use it for is for a hardware firewall. If the specs are open I'd be looking into building my own firewall/router with it. (need more network ports though and wireless) That's a lot more hardware power than most home routers come with for the same price.
These would be great for car computers as well.