Re: [CentOS] Off-Topic: Low Power Hardware

Am 11.01.2013 um 19:53 schrieb Bill Campbell:

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013, SilverTip257 wrote:

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Hello,

I'm slightly off-topic here, but it is somewhat CentOS related!

I'm in search of some hardware that consumes a low amount of power for use as a test-bed for Linux, various coding projects, and LAN services.

1. Low power consumption (10-15W ... maybe 30W at most)
2. Must run Linux without too much fuss (CentOS or otherwise)
3. Must have two NICs (fast ethernet or better)
4. Memory - 1GB or better
5. Can be configurable either via serial or VGA.
6. Accepts a normal hard drive, not CF -- drive capacity is my concern.
7. spare PCI slot is a _plus_ (extra NICs or whatever else)
8. I'd like to keep the physical footprint to a minimum (size of a 1U

switch or so?)

I don't know about the power details, but we have used a fair number of small desktop boxes (mini-ATX I think) with Atom processors which are small, quiet, and low power.

Typically they need a low-profile NIC.

We have run various versions of CentOS back through 4 without problems.

it does not address all requirements but anyway :-) this low power hw came into my mind http://pcengines.ch/alix2d13.htm

-- LF