garym;662873 Wrote: > well worth it. And you have healthcare too! +1 One of the things you're paying for with a Vortexbox Appliance (VBA) is the convenience of a solution that works out of the box. Not only is all the software set up for you, but the hardware is powerful enough to run SBS and some other applications comfortably. Moreover, it consumes only 20-25w while running, and only 3w when it is in suspend mode (and 0w in hibernate, of course).
If you want to spend less, you'll probably have to give up some of that convenience. For example, three years ago I bought a "barebones" computer that is identical to the VBA for my server. I installed the RAM, hard drive, and operating system myself, which took maybe an hour (max), and most of that waiting for Ubuntu to install from the web. The total cost was about US$300, so to me that approach was even better value than the VBA. Your circumstances may differ. Likewise, the Sheevaplug is even less expensive, but will require more of your time to set up. And as you already have the USB drive, running TinySBS on the Touch requires no additional cost. Unless you value your time, which most people do. You know better than any of us what your convenience/tinkering tradeoff is. We can lay out the options, but only you can put in the time to get it working and/or pull out the credit card. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90820 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
