nicketynick wrote: > Sorry, what I meant was 'more complicated to use' than a router. > Certainly the box needs more processing power, more memory, USB input.
Mine have no use for a USB port. Internal drives are dirt cheap these days, under $100 for 500 GB. > But only a dedicated (to slimserver) user interface, and no easy access > to an OS for amateurs like me to screw up! I keep bricking my SBs > because I can't keep an OS running! Maybe I've just had a run of bad > luck? I think you might have bad mojo around computers. Mine just run and run. Of course, I don't run Windoze, but even they should run for a month or more. I run all of them on a cheap UPS and ignore them. I think what you really want is to buy a plug-n-go SlimServer. Perhaps Logitech will enter that business, but for me, the ability to run on any old PC laying around was a key attraction of the SqueezeBox. (The other being the open source server code) I would have no problem with LogiTech or anyone else selling a plug-and-forget solution, as long as I'm not forced to buy it as I would with several competing products who I dare not name. Seriously, hire a geek to setup a box for you with no monitor, no keyboard, auto-boot, put it on a $40 UPS and listen to the music. Have them setup Samba, and you can rip on a computer you like, and just drag and drop the music files. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
