re: Low Power Linux Box

From: Jon Savage (jonathansavage_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/06/04

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    >now here's my issue. my linux box will probably stay running 24/7. i want
    >something that consumes as little power as possible. my current machine is
    >an athlon xp 2400. i notice if i leaving running all the time, my electric
    >bill is substantially higher and my house is noticably warmer.

    I'd reccomend looking into a Shuttle XPC. I've had 2 SS51G's running
    Fedora Core 24/7 for over a year. The machine does a decent job on
    compiles (2.4 Celeron/512 RAM) but if I were doing a lot of that sort
    of thng I'd probably put in a P4 + 1GB ram. YMMV.

    Bests

    Jon Savage 

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