[OT] Small Form Factor PCs

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Robert Locke wrote:

> I have been trying to do some research on Small Form Factor PCs and seem
> to have located three manufacturers that seem to meet my needs:
> 
> Biostar IDEQ 200 (www.biostar-usa.com)
> Shuttle XPC (www.shuttle.com)
> Little PC LP401 (www.littlepc.com)
> 
> My question pretty much boils down to see if anyone has worked with or
> has an opinion on any of these.
> 
> My basic desire is to set up a SFF file server for the various household
> PCs to connect to.  My requirements are pretty much that it be able to
> house a 200GB+ HD and have it run Linux....  I also am looking to have
> something that will be lower power consumption.....
> 
> --Rob

I saw a VIA Mini-ITX board at the RealWorldLinux conference last April 
and was very impressed! http://www.viavpsd.com/product/index.jsp

I have no experience with these yet (I'm still hoping to build one 
eventually), but they have ultra-low power consumption and are supposed 
to be VERY quiet. Another good site if this looks interesting, is: 
http://www.mini-itx.com/

This one looks very nice, although a little pricey: 
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/product.asp?sid=HUSH

Hope that helps! Good luck.

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