On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 10:14 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> On 02/29/2012 09:52 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> On 29/02/12 09:24, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> On 02/29/2012 04:42 AM, mike cloaked wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Robert
>>>> Moskowitz<rgm(a)htt-consult.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 02/28/2012 03:04 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:52:23 -0500
>>>>>> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any recommendations?
>>>>>>
newegg.com has a "bookshelf computers" category I was
>>>>>> glancing at the other day. Perhaps one of them
>>>>>> would be good?
>>>>> Pricey. The cheapest is $85 and it seems to be just the system
>>>>> with no
>>>>> memory. I MIGHT have memory here from a system that smoked, but I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> tell...
>>>> I don't know where you have been looking for prices but in one of
the
>>>> UK supplier's web pages it is offered as the model B with memory for
>>>> £21.60 which is way less than the $85 that you quoted!
>>> Are you mixing
newegg.com online catalog with Rasberry Pi?
>>>
>>> Here is what I found on newegg...
>>>
>>>
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856501004
>>>
>>>
>> Do you have to buy the processor separately?
>>
>> "Other Thoughts: Very easy to assemble this system, even
>> though it is very tight. Solid build quality and lot of
>> though went into the design. I like the custom heatsink. The
>> system runs cool, but the fans make some clicking sound, I
>> may need to talk to the support on that.
>>
>> Overall a good buy if you have one of those old core i3
>> clarkdale CPUs lying around."
>>
>> Bob
> Oh, I missed that one! Seems like this is a REALLY barebones box!
>
> I understand the goals of pogoplug and Raspberry Pi and their use of ARM
> processors and little memory.
>
> But I want things that are a bit more common and not needing special
> compiling and the like. Therefore Intel type architecture and 1Gb
> memory. So I do not expect to find this for $50, other than used and
> then it won't be low power.
http://www.fxitech.com/products/
$200, Linux or Android, looks like a pendrive.