asterisk users - Apr 2005 - Low cost box for hosting Asterisk and at leastone TDM400p

What do you consider cheap?

At < $400 I think these are cheap and new...
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l
=en&oc=sc420&s=bsd

Cheaper then that?

W
 

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Ancillary question, I wonder if anyone knows a source for high-end (but
cheap because they're a generation behind) PIII motherboards and CPU
that would be a good match for * ? That should keep the price down?
Rather than look for those small specialized but expensive boxes.
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Hi,

Yes cheaper than that - do not get me wrong I love Dell hardware but I 
do not need an installed OS, CDROM, Keyboard/mouse,  and floppy. Minus 
all those I can get in down to $299 at the Dell site (using there 'N' 
series Optiplex - alternate OS box). I really need it to be a smaller 
box at a much lower price point...

Wiley Siler wrote:
>What do you consider cheap?
>
>At < $400 I think these are cheap and new...
>http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l
>=en&oc=sc420&s=bsd
>
>Cheaper then that?
>
>W
> 
>
>  
>

> what sort of processing power etc should I be aiming for to support 60
> SIP extensions and 60 SIP based lines?
If the 60 phones never make a call, a 150 mhz machine should be
just fine. If all 60 are making calls at exactly the same time,
get the fastest machine you can aford. 

The machine size is obviously not based on the number of lines
or extensions, but on lots of other things including:
 - number of simultanous calls
 - whether * is used strictly for call setup (as in canreinvite=yes),
   or is there any transcoding needed
 - etc.

If you check the wiki, there are some representative machine sizes
in there.

Hi,

Actually I guess what I am looking for is semi-sealed box that I can add 
1 or 2 PCI cards too. A regular PC work work in most cases since I do 
not want a keyboard or mouse attached to it. I do not want users 
screwing with the system. If it is sealed with no monitor/keyboard/mouse 
then they can't screw it up very easily. I guess I am looking for 
something that is somewhere in between a PC and Linksys router box. One 
possibility might be a thin client box, but I haven't found any sources 
for an OEM box. I looked at the HP 
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/thinclients/index_t5000.html) thin 
clients but I can get a Dell Box for the same price that does more.

Thanks