Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:11:13 -0500 From: "Joseph H. Fry" <joe@thefrys.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Any thoughts on fanless PC from "Cappuccino PC" ? Message-ID: <005c01c4cfed$1b18b7a0$6300a8c0@lucy> In-Reply-To: <20041120220519.GC4609@fan.priv.at>
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Slashdot just had a nice article on Pentium M desktop boards... A little pricy at the moment, but with speedstep and all of their power improvements, they perform nearly as well as a P4 for most tasks and can run with passive cooling. IE fanless. (assuming that it's not tucked away in a closet or cabinet I'm sure) Of course, AFIK you would have to build a system yourself. ---- Joe Fry ---- (joe@thefrys.com) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Alex D'Elia > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 5:05 PM > To: bsdfsse > Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Any thoughts on fanless PC from "Cappuccino PC" ? > > > * bsdfsse <bsdfsse@optonline.net> [041120 20:08]: > > > > > I built a low-powered FreeBSD server for my house, now I have this > > nagging fear that it will somehow burst in to flames while I am not > > around. It's in a tower case that I've been re-using for > various builds > > for a few years, but its so loud that I have to put it (and 2 other > > machines) in to my closet. > > > > Maybe its the heat the 3 machines generate, but I find myself not > > trusting them, shutting them all down whenever I am gone > for more than a > > day. I'd like a nice silent machine I can keep an eye on. > I found this > > Cappuccino PC site after googling for an American version > of a British > > site called "Hush PC". > > > > I'm actually tired of building my machines, so a pre-built one is > > ideal. > > > > Anyone have any experience with FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x on one of these > > machines?: > > > > http://www.cappuccinopc.com/solutions/fanless.asp > > > > Also, would a computer from London work in America? The Hush PC's > > looked > > pretty good. I think they have different electrical plugs > over there, > > that could be a fire hazard. > > > > Thanks! > > High there :) > > I also built one myself with an EPIA VIA NEHEMIAH 1.2GHz > installed all the system with X and gnome. It runs fine ( for > a low powered CPU ) but I must say its working better with a > linux gentoo than freebsd, probably because gentoo has a > packaging system similar to FreeBSD :^) and because of the > docs and epiawiki. > > But I think that with some hacking around you might get > the same out of it with freebsd. > > The problem is still that you cant really use it as a > workstation if you are meant to install mplayer and want to > see videos. > > But its a great low powered silent and neat machines... > and they are really affordable. > > We are actually working on a project on that, hopefully > soon we might tell your more :) > > anyway, prebuilt is ofcourse a nice thing > when you dont want hack around anymore. > But changing a plug is not that big job. > > > adios, > alex > > > -- > ** acme aka Alex D'Elia --> root.acme.com > ** > ** private:: alex@fan.priv.at > ** work:: acme@sil.at > ** > ** mobile_at: +43 699 12034633 > ** mobile_it: +39 328 4029914 > ** USATEL: +1 646 4851628 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free>; bsd-newbies > To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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