Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 03, 2003 05:52 PM
but I wouldn't consider a new system these days without RAID 1. I think a perfect job for a Linux box in every household, including Windows and Mac households is as a Samba server with RAID 1 drive setup. You can save and share all your data there, and if one drive is fried you just replace it. I have a Samba server now, but it's not RAID 1, and now, yet another IBM drive is going bad in my box and I'm thinking about RAID 1 again.
Couple this with most manufacturers only giving you a 1 year instead of a 3 year warranty (a no-confidence vote from the manufacturer) and really, RAID 1 is almost a necessity.
Also 512M is a bit limiting.
My ideal Linux cheap box would be:
1. Quiet. 2. Small package. 3. RAID-1 or, if you have more money, RAID-10 (no RAID 5) 4. Decent CPU (but doesn't have to be the fastest). 5. 1 Gig of RAM (although 512 is enough...maybe I'm just greedy?) 6. Embedded everything: NIC, Video, Sound, etc..and all works with Linux (and well supported).
Quiet is important. All my computers sound like vacuum cleaners and it's very irritating<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:(.
This HP box sounds pretty competitive on the pricing, considering you get HP support. If you are buying this box, you should go for 3 year on-site support for $99+ dollars, otherwise you waste your money on a name brand. If you're not getting on-site support, why bother with HP? Just make your own box.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 03, 2003 05:52 PMCouple this with most manufacturers only giving you a 1 year instead of a 3 year warranty (a no-confidence vote from the manufacturer) and really, RAID 1 is almost a necessity.
Also 512M is a bit limiting.
My ideal Linux cheap box would be:
1. Quiet.
2. Small package.
3. RAID-1 or, if you have more money, RAID-10 (no RAID 5)
4. Decent CPU (but doesn't have to be the fastest).
5. 1 Gig of RAM (although 512 is enough...maybe I'm just greedy?)
6. Embedded everything: NIC, Video, Sound, etc..and all works with Linux (and well supported).
Quiet is important. All my computers sound like vacuum cleaners and it's very irritating<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:(.
This HP box sounds pretty competitive on the pricing, considering you get HP support. If you are buying this box, you should go for 3 year on-site support for $99+ dollars, otherwise you waste your money on a name brand. If you're not getting on-site support, why bother with HP? Just make your own box.
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