On Nov 20, 2014, at 2:22 AM, Jukka Marin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 09:10:05AM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 07:05:53PM -0600, Dustin Marquess wrote: >>> Sorry if this is slightly OT. >>> >>> I'm looking for recommendations for an enclosed, stable low power draw >>> machine that is NetBSD-friendly to install in a remote location for >>> two purposes: >>> >>> - A single nailed-up OpenVPN tunnel >>> - A small unbound DNS resolver install >>> >>> So far I've been looking at a Raspberry Pi Model B+ and a Beaglebone >>> Black, but I'm not sure of the status on those two exact models. I've >>> also been looking at the Intel NUCs, but those are in another class >>> when it comes to power draw. >>> >>> Any other recommendations? > > This may be an overkill, but I have used these as desktop systems for 1.5 > years and love them: > > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/products/intense-pc/ > > A new version with even better performance/power ratio: > > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/products/ipc2/ > > They are completely silent, no moving parts (using SSD disks), small power > consumption, small size, up to 16 GB of RAM, etc. etc. > > -jm Soekris boxes work well for this situation. www.soekris.com Low power draw, work well with NetBSD and stable. I have them in some pretty awful environments and they just run. I have used them for quite a few years. Phil
