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Niki Kovacs said the following on 22/11/10 07:51:
Is there anything you could especially recommend for this job? (I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty, BTW :oD)
Consider a type of hardware that needs to be "always on" for a long period of time maybe in a dirty and hot environment. Also the availability of long time vendor support is an important issue.
When I needed this type of hardware for similar missions, I found that the cheapest solution is an entry level server of Dell or HP. They are very silent, compact, well supported by CentOS and they can be purchased without pre-installed OEM software.
Both have some BIOS options that you can set to lower power consumption.
Just one thing: keep in mind that HP ProLiant 1xx series has ony 1 year of on site warranty, compared to 3 years of other ProLiant, at least in Europe.
Ciao, luigi
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