[GRLUG] Net-top as server?

[Bob Kline]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve Romanow wrote:
> > Benjamin Flanders wrote:
> >> My server at home exploded this morning.  Pretty sure it was the power
> >> supply, but I just unplugged it and went to work so I'll know more
> >> when I get a chance to look at it.  Exploded is a bit of an
> >> exaggeration. It went pop, loud enough for me to hear it from one
> >> floor away, and died.
> >>
> >> Anyway the question is would a net-top be powerful enough to setup as
> >> a file and media server.  I had plans on setting up Apache as well,
> >> but I hadn't around to it yet.  I used sockso, but I might setup a
> >> more powerful media server in the future when/if I setup an
> >> entertainment PC next to the tv.
> >>
> >> Those small, power sippin' little boxes really look appealing as
> >> compared to what I did have, which was a full mini-tower scrapped
> >> together with the remains of past desktops.  I would put ubuntu server
> >> on it, I wouldn't need X.  How powerful are those little atom chips?
> >>
> >>
> > I personally think it is worth it.  There is one web mention on a blog I
> > frequent that someone mentioned doing the same.  Let me see, umm.  The
> > byobu dev mentioned setting up a dell mini9 at his parents as a little
> > server.
> >
> > I think the machine would be fine for serving up existing files, but I
> > would draw the line at any transcoding.
> >
> > The Radio Shack on 28th has a couple of models for ~350 and abc
> > warehouse had the HP model in their sale paper last month for 200 I
> > think.  Worth a shot.
>
> There's a small computer shop on the corner of Ivanrest and 28th st
> that's selling tiny refurbished DeskPros with 2.4GHz P4 processors for
> $125 apiece.  Might be worth looking into.  I couldn't tell you what
> their power consumption is, off-hand.  They might be willing to cut a
> deal if you ordered several of them without an operating system; They
> might be able to take those keys and use them on something else.
>
>
I think some of the P4's consumed
125W.  Maybe the special edition ones.
But the clock speeds are high, and they
eat power.  At $125 one could use some
of the savings to give to the power company...

One could get or borrow a Kill-A-Watt and
take it along.  Cyberguys carries them.

    -- Bob
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