[Watford] Low powered servers

[Peter Grant]

I looked at these but being really cheap opted for an old thin client
that came my way for free. 1GHz Via x86 processor, 512MB SDRAM. It's
just enough to run Ubuntu server from a laptop HDD or these actually
have an option to take CF cards too. One advantage this has is you get
a full set of output ports, serial/USB/parallel/audio and VGA. I only
bother accessing via SSH now it's running, though I have the option to
hook up a monitor and keyboard if things start going really wrong.
Peter

'If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but
tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very
expensive machine, is somehow enobled and no-one dares criticize it.'
Pierre Gallois



On 12 July 2010 14:28, David Edmondson <dme at dme.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 01:56:09PM +0100, Toby Deans wrote:
>> Thanks David - I did seriously consider the Sheevaplug / Guruplug. What put
>> me off is the forum reports of poor heat dissipation from the processor
>> which is a bit of a design fault. I don't really want to buy something that
>> will cook itself or cause a fire in a few months of use. I think this is a
>> major problem with the Guruplug - I'm not sure if the Sheeva has had such
>> bad problems. It does look like a great product but I think I am going to
>> wait until they sort out that design problem.
>
> I've had no heat problems with the SheevaPlug. It's been running reliable:
>
> : sp; uptime
>  14:24:26 up 146 days, 23:02,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
> : sp;
>
> Buying a Guruplug was on my list of things to do, but I've been a
> little scared off by the reported problems.
>
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