another way to look at it would be are you going to out grow CPU along with ram
as opposed to outgrowing ram on its own.. in my experience as my projects grow
or get more intense, the requirements of both seem to go up over time.. if
astlinux ever needed more than 2 GB would it even run on the CPU of a apu2c2
board anymore, or woulkd it require the apu model X..-Christopher
On Sunday, March 25, 2018, 2:22:33 PM EDT, Lonnie Abelbeck
<li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote:
It also appears a 2 GB APU2 NIC x4 may be offered as well (• DRAM: 2 or 4 GB
DDR3-1333 DRAM).
So 2 GB vs. 4 GB RAM, that is the question. 2 GB is fine for AstLinux for the
current and the foreseeable future, we try to reduce image bloat wherever we
can.
But, since the 2 GB boards are not upgradable, and could have a useful life for
4-6 years or more ... purchasing 4 GB boards has it merits.
Tough call.
Lonnie
On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:56 AM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au>
wrote:
> Interesting question here Lonnie. Yes it $6 more than apu2c4 but $32 more
> than the apu2c2.
>
> I know its hard to predict but do we see Astlinux needing more than 2G in the
> near or distant future?
> 2G is plenty at the moment but should I be future proofing?
>
> Regards
> Michael Knill
>
> On 24/3/18, 6:36 am, "Lonnie Abelbeck" <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote:
>
> I just noticed a new PC Engines APU2 NIC x4 (apu4b4) board in their price
>list. Not yet available at this writing.
>
> New 4x NIC APU2
> http://pcengines.ch/apu4b4.htm
>
> Only $6 USD more than the 3x NIC apu2c4
>
> Though the apu4b4 uses the somewhat less expensive Intel i211AT NIC's
>instead of the i210AT in the apu2c4. Doesn't really matter with AstLinux.
>
> In case you missed it, late 2017 they offer a 2x NIC board (apu2c0) for
>$99 USD
>
> 2x NIC APU2
> http://pcengines.ch/apu2c0.htm
>
> Lonnie
>
>
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