On 02/28/2012 03:03 PM, fred smith wrote:
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 02:52:23PM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> A friend has pointed me to the Pogoplug which right now can be purchased
> quite cheaply:
>
> e.g.:
>
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200710735289?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid...
>
> But you have to be careful because:
>
> "That's what was advertised (the pro), and box (sealed) was labeled
> Pogo-P21, which should have been the dual core model, but the device was
> labeled Pogo-E02, which is this one:
>
>
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-v2-pinkgray
>
> The labeling mess seems to be as a result of them liquidating the
> pre-series 4 models and stuffing them into whatever boxes they have."
>
> There seems to be challenges with Fedora support for these devices?
> Plus it is also clear that you might not get what you paid for. Sooo....
>
> I am looking for a cheap, low power platform with ethernet and 4 USB
> ports (I would even run my system drive off of USB) with 1Gb memory so I
> can load a current FC on it. Duo core would be valuable. I have been
> burned with this Lenovo not having duo core...
>
> Any recommendations?
have you looked at Raspberry Pi ? Not sure it has 4 usb ports, but
powered USB hubs aren't expensive.
Wow. This is interesting, but...
Big announcement tomorrow. Perhaps their shipping announcement?
It is just a board, I would have to build a system around it. Will
watch for systems using it in the future, though.