Just built myself a little test server with an Atom 230 processor in it and am quite impressed with it so-far. Wondering is anyones used one in anger for a VoIP platform? I'm after something with a bit more oomph than the VIAs I'm currently using that I can use in a small box (mini ATX size) without going full-blown Xeons, etc. Cheers, Gordon
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Gordon Henderson <gordon+asterisk at drogon.net> wrote:> > Just built myself a little test server with an Atom 230 processor in it > and am quite impressed with it so-far. > > Wondering is anyones used one in anger for a VoIP platform? > > I'm after something with a bit more oomph than the VIAs I'm currently > using that I can use in a small box (mini ATX size) without going > full-blown Xeons, etc. > > Cheers, > > Gordon >I am but it is my new Acer Aspire One "laptop" or whatever they are called now. It came with Windows XP, 120gig hd, 1gig ram, and Atom N270 @ 1.6ghz, cam, unfortunately, no bluetooth but plenty of USB ports. 2.2 lbs. Awesome for my air travel to Canada last week. I am going to setup a dual boot but I am watching various forums for a recipe that "Just Works" on the Acer model. I don't have the desire to figure it out myself.... Awesome demo though, bring in a tiny laptop and phones bigger than the PBX itself, plug it all in and start making and taking calls. Not that I would do it, but I would be impressed if I were the uninformed buyer used to proprietary PBXs or just saw a demo for a brand spankinng new NEC IPK. -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype)
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Peter Evans wrote:>> Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> I just wish there was a fanless version - one feature which I like in the >>> VIA boards I use. > > MSI Wind Board. > > No idea about outside Japan, but its fanless, almost certainly > needs convection.That's because it's called a "Wind Board"... Great name!!! Gordon
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Peter Evans <peter+asterisk at ixp.jp> wrote:> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 08:45:39AM +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > I wrote: >> > MSI Wind Board. >> > No idea about outside Japan, but its fanless, almost certainly >> > needs convection. > >> That's because it's called a "Wind Board"... Great name!!! > > I didn't see any today, but I was looking for something else. > I think that particular model uses the atom 230 as opposed to the > new sexy dual core 330 or whatever. > > I wonder why they use the antique 945 chipset which actually consumes > more power than the cpu and not something shinier like g31. > > That's about the only thing that stops me from getting one to test with. > (I do digital sign stuff.) > > http://global.msi.com.tw/html/popup/bb/windpc_en/ultra_quiet.html > (230 based) > > http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&prod_no=1495 > (wind bored, note, the big heatsink covers cpu and north bridge) > > Given the spec, it should be trivial to get your favourite flavour of > linux running on this, and with a cf/ide adaptor, a 2 or 4 gb flash and > youre well on your way to no-moving-parts bliss. > > > > P >The power supply probably consumes about as much as the processor! My question and getting more off topic, but what would one need as far as battery and solar panels to keep one of these running sans moving parts? -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype)