[geeks] VIA announces DIY low-power server kit

Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Sun Dec 14 16:21:08 CST 2008


On Dec 11, 2008, at 17:56 , Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:

> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> See http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2336606,00.aap
>>
>> $300 for barebones chassis & CPU, space for two SATA drives and  
>> gigabit
>> Ethernet...
>>
>
> Great that it is so low-power, however I recently bought a 1U mini  
> (half
> depth, you can put 2 in 1U) SuperMicro chassis, dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM
> and room for 2 SATA drives for $325 shipped.  It seems to use about
> 70W-80W total, not bad for a rackmount.  Maybe the $300 price will  
> drop
> further ...

How is the decibel level on that one?

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