On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 14:09 -0800, JJZolx wrote: > baconrad Wrote: > > can't bring myself to recommend it to someone with the caveat that they > > will need another 70-80mb of memory and additional cpu capacity to > > support it...even when it's not in use. > The "slim" device approach of running an enormous server and a slim > client is great if you can appreciate the elegance of this > architecture. I can't tell you how to think, but 100 mb of RAM is not a big deal these days. It is hardly enormous.
Plus with PCs as cheap as they are, if the memory and/or CPU needs are a problem, you can run the Slimserver on nearly any left over PC that is laying around. New Dell PCs with 2Ghz processors and 512MB of ram are about the same cost as 50 CDs. ($500). Its not a solution for people looking for a music appliance. There are many of them on the market, at prices that will buy a couple of Squeezeboxen, a server, and a fee to have me fly out and install it all. I just checked one of the usual web-computer stores. 512MB of PC3200 DDR memory is $34.99. That is about what interconnect cables cost from Monster. This is a lot of current, good, fast memory. Seems to me that small, slow systems are a niche market. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
