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[derek-CrUh67yIh4IAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Derek Atkins)]

Hi,

On Sun, November 28, 2010 9:07 pm, Chris O'Connell wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm looking for a small form-factor device I can install Linux and a few
> customized applications on.  Preferably I'm looking for something that can
> house two hard disks, but has a small motherboard and NIC card... maybe
> something like a consumer-grade NAS device.
>
> Is anyone able to make some recommendations?

Does it specifically need to be internal disks?  Or could you work with a
pair of external/USB (or potentially 1-ESATA, 1-USB) disks?  If external
disks are okay, you might want to look at the SheevaPlug and GuruPlug. 
They are arm systems that come preinstalled with Linux, and 1 (or 2) GigE
ports, and run on 4-10W of power, depending on load.

I have a few and I'm playing around with them.  Haven't yet deployed any,
but I'm waiting for my shipment of flash cards to run as root disks.

> Thanks,
>
> --Chris

-derek

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