[Novalug] Welcome Back (PLEASE READ)

Tom Rhodes trhodes@FreeBSD.org
Sat Nov 4 21:41:36 EST 2006


On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:52:06 -0500 (EST)
"Jay Hart" <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:

> > On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:16:03 -0500 (EST)
> > "Jay Hart" <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> 
> >> I've decided based on this one test to setup a NAS box on a small mini-itx box, or on my current
> >> email server hardware. Unfortunately I need to purchase two mini-itx boxes so I can swap out my
> >> Ultra 2 and email server for smaller form factor footprint boxes. At roughly $600 for each box,
> >> I
> >> have to save up for them.
> >
> > Outch, 600.  Pricewatch can be your friend.  Find some bare bones,
> > no hard disk systems.  I mean, this is net storage right?  Diskless.  :)
> >
> 
> No, I think you missed what I was saying. I wnat to downsize the physical sizes of my boxes, so I
> want to go with an mini-itx sized box. These boxes, for what I want, average roughly $550 without
> shipping or taxes included. I could go to PC-retro and pick a cheap PC, lets say I spend $125 for
> something that would work. FreeNAS costs me $0, so total cost of a NAS solution would be $125.
> 
> I want the mini-itx boxes for two purposes. First one is to replace my Ultra 2, and the second one
> would be to replace my web/email server with something a little faster. The mini-itx boxes speed
> wise average between 1.2 and 1.5 GHz for what I want. Sounds slow?? Well my Ultra 2 is a 167 MHz
> box, and my email server is 600Mhz. Two reasons I want to replace my Ultra 2 are that my Sun
> monitor is dying, and I have to power it for 30-60 minutes to get good display output, plus the
> box is just too damn big nowadays, so I want to go smaller.

Ahh, gotcha.

I'd love to get another one or two 1U's in here for testing, again,
the size thing.  ;)

> 
> >>
> >> I've also mentioned this to the IT guru at work, to see if they are interested in this app.
> >
> > I'd pick one up, but I can barely put use to the stuff already
> > here.
> 
> Any old computer would run the OS and apps just fine. Don't need to buy amything new.
> 
> Jay
> >
> > --
> > Tom Rhodes
> >
> 
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