On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:11 PM, David Pottage <[email protected]> wrote:
>> so, yeah - word of advice from experience: *DO NOT* get a system with >> 1gb of RAM for building of distro packages, if you want to have a life >> :) > > > OK then, what about ODROID-U2 ? > Quad Core Cortex A9 @ 1.7 GHz, 2Gb RAM, no SATA connectivity. mmm... sounds good... > http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G135341370451 corr, that's f*****g tiny! absolutely awesome. wow. 10 watts power input. that's a hell of a lot in such a small space. hilarious the way they have the > I know you have said that some USB mass storage controllers are unreliable > but is it really that bad for all of them? Is there a list of known good > controllers or ones to avoid? i don't honestly know. i have to find out, because i'm doing a jz4760 eoma68 card. jz4760 doesn't have SATA... so unless i hear otherwise i'm going with the JM20329 [because i found a datasheet on it - hard to find, these!] > I have been investigating ARM dev boards for an unrelated project of my own, > and discovered that thought there are plenty to choose from, a SATA port > appears to be a rare feature that increases the price considerably, which > got me thinking that the raw speed of USB2 should be adequate so long as it > is reliable and does not add too much latency. see if you can find gordan's postings (or track him down) - he found some extremely good NAND SSDs that had dual SATA and USB interfaces. he upgraded a toshiba a100 [ documented it all, including replacing the screen with a 1280x768] and put a USB-based SSD in, and it absolutely screams along. because he picked the right part. and tested a whole bunch. if you can find him you should be able to ask him, since the intervening time which is over a year now, how reliable it's been. l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capweedztqrb8hkdcpukxwireyp8btrz8aavygsxqi6sgmo4...@mail.gmail.com
