[conspire] Hardware for new server arriving

[Ruben Safir]

On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 01:57:57PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Some of this has arrived; some is on order.  
> 
> System unit:  
>   CompuLab Intense PC, Celeron 847E 1.1 GHz dual-core, no HD
>   Mushkin 16GB RAM (2 x 8GB SO-DIMM)
> 
> External mass-storage (RAID1'ed):
>   2 x  Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB MLC SSD, 0.15 watts each
>   Each SSD will live in a Vantec NexStar 3 enclosure, eSATA conneted,
>   powered by an Apple A1265 5W AC-to-USB power dongle.
> 
> No moving parts, no fans, cool-running, totally silent everything.
> Three really small enclosures, three power dongles, a few cables.   I'll
> have to measure power draw using my Kill-a-Watt, but expect around
> 10-12 watts total.

Its a little tight on hard drive space, especially for videos :)
 
> 
> The 16 GB RAM will be handy for running a virthost setup (probably kvm),
> which among other things will make it easy to have a production
> system + a beta system being developed on the same box.
> 
> I've liked my noisy, power-sucking VA Linux Systems model 2230 PIII
> hulking 2U rackmount, but its day is long gone.
> 
> The Intense PC and FIT-PC series seem useful for many things (but aren't
> dirt cheap like the RAM-constrained ARM-based Raspberry Pi).  Would
> make good video streaming boxes for the home, for example.  
> 
> 
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