That was going to be my next "howto" project. I need to build a system for my dad's business and thought that this would be better (read cheaper) than a Soekris system.
I'll let you know how I get on. Mark On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 13:07 -0500, Paul Davidson wrote: > Anyone out there used this one? http://www.fit-pc.com/ > > It got a good writeup at ExtremeTech, and aside from the hard drive > (from the forums, it looks possible to replace it with a IDE to CF > adapter, and probably cut the power requirement further, not to > mention increase it's durability), it looks like a perfect small > Asterisk box. At $285, it's also a steal. > > I'm debating picking one up, but I'd love to know what the general > group think is on it. Most of the specs look compatible with the > 4801- but the advantages (aside from a small price benefit) are that > it has a VGA output (useful for console or even operator capability), > and the 5W power draw (which means it could easily be powered by PoE). > It's short a couple of Ethernet ports- but I've not come up with too > many uses beyond the 2 on the Soekris boxes I generally use, and it > adds a second external USB port, making it more capable for backups > and general I/O. Obviously, no PCI slot, so it would be harder to > make it host a T1 or other card- but the CPU doesn't really have the > power for that anyway (like the soekris 4801). > > Thoughts? > > -pbd > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to > support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mark Phillips, G7LTT/KC2ENI Randolph, NJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
