On 03/29/2010 06:15 PM, Sean Dague wrote:
>> Has anyone worked with a small fan-less PC that can be attached on to
>> the back of a 19" LCD monitor?
>> Best speed per watt is what I need that is something in the range of
>> 25-75W but running 1.2-2Ghz
>> Lastly it needs to be $99 at most $150 ( anyone can find one's at $300 )
> 
> I think you'll be hard pressed to get anything under $200 which is legit
> and useful.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&cm_re=nvidia_ion-_-83-103-228-_-Product
> 
> 
> is probably respectable in this regard.

One other thing to consider, which I've come to realize over the last
few years.  When working with a non-technical / non-profit organization,
raw price isn't the most important thing.

While it is clearly a pressure, the most important thing is that they
aren't stuck holding on to an implementation that only you can support.
 At some point "you" (no matter who you is) isn't going to be supporting
them any more.  Your interests might have changed, you might have moved,
gotten hit by a bus, whatever.  Anything that's overly custom puts a
huge technical debt into the organization.

It's one of the reasons I chose drupal when redoing the poughkeepsie
farm project site (http://farmproject.org).  It's a known quantity, and
lots of people have experience with it.

        -Sean

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