Mnyb;615063 Wrote: > Also a x86 server box at 300$ can you really get a quality machine with > good spec for that ? At least it must have a separate flash or ssd for > the OS, music on a separate drive and you want to be able to expand it > with at least one extra drive ? Dual core atom. It does not have to be such high spec. My NAS runs SBS perfectly well with a 800mhz cpu (no FPU), 128mb memory and no flash memory for the OS.
1GB memory and a single hard drive would be fine. Remember you can miss out the whole graphics side of things which will save money. No need for the OS to be on flash. The idea is it is on 24/7 so if it takes a little while to boot-up so what? Remember this is a single-purpose server. It only needs to be good enough to run SBS which is a very undemanding application. A couple of USB ports on the back could be used to attach other drives if you need to expand capacity. The idea is this should be simple and built to hit the $300 (£200) mark. There are loads of mini barebone PCs with integrated Atom processors for around £140 retail (eg Foxconn). These are usually dual core and include a basic graphics chip and wi-fi into the bargain. Add in a hard drive and a single 1GB stick of memory and you will be around the £200 retail. Logitech should be able to put one together with a linux distro and SBS installed for a lot less than that. Leave out the wi-fi and the graphics and it could be a real money spinner for them! The costs of this kind of device have really come down in the last year. When I looked 12 months ago a PC with this spec would have cost me £300. -- TheLastMan Matt http://www.last.fm/user/MJL-UK *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology DS107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.3 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, B&W 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85982
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