Any thoughts on fanless PC from "Cappuccino PC" ?

[Alex D'Elia]

* bsdfsse <bsdfsse at optonline.net> [041120 20:08]:

> 
> I built a low-powered FreeBSD server for my house, now I have this 
> nagging fear that it will somehow burst in to flames while I am not 
> around.  It's in a tower case that I've been re-using for various builds 
> for a few years, but its so loud that I have to put it (and 2 other 
> machines) in to my closet.
> 
> Maybe its the heat the 3 machines generate, but I find myself not 
> trusting them, shutting them all down whenever I am gone for more than a 
> day.  I'd like a nice silent machine I can keep an eye on.  I found this 
> Cappuccino PC site after googling for an American version of a British 
> site called "Hush PC".
> 
> I'm actually tired of building my machines, so a pre-built one is ideal.
> 
> Anyone have any experience with FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x on one of these 
> machines?:
> 
> 	http://www.cappuccinopc.com/solutions/fanless.asp
> 
> Also, would a computer from London work in America? The Hush PC's looked 
> pretty good.  I think they have different electrical plugs over there, 
> that could be a fire hazard.
> 
> Thanks!

High there :)

I also built one myself with an EPIA VIA NEHEMIAH 1.2GHz
installed all the system with X and gnome.
It runs fine ( for a low powered CPU ) but I must say its working
better with a linux gentoo than freebsd, probably because
gentoo has a packaging system similar to FreeBSD  :^)
and because of the docs and epiawiki.

 But I think that with some hacking around you might get
the same out of it with freebsd.

The problem is still that you cant really use it as a workstation
if you are meant to install mplayer and want to see videos.

But its a great low powered silent and neat machines...
and they are really affordable.

We are actually working on a project on that, hopefully
soon we might tell your more :)

anyway, prebuilt is ofcourse a nice thing
when you dont want hack around anymore.
But changing a plug is not that big job.


adios,
alex


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