Shuttle KPC as home web server?

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I was just on Digg.com and saw Tom's review of the Shuttle KPC. Opinions of Tom's aside, the KPC is pretty damn cheap for its performance. It's sleek and small. I know a home web server doesn't need to be anything powerful, but would a KPC home web server be overkill?

The barebones version is around $99.

Specs:
  • Foresight Linux
  • Intel® Celeron® (basic version)
  • Intel® Pentium® dual-core (upgrade version)
  • 512MB (basic version)
  • 1GB (upgrade version)
  • Supports up to 2GB
  • North Bridge: Intel 945GC
  • South Bridge: ICH7
  • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
  • (1) VGA Output
  • 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio
  • 10MB/s,100MB/s,1GB/s
  • 100W PSU

BACK PANEL
  • (1) PCI slot
  • (1) PS/2 keyboard
  • (1) PS/2 Mouse
  • (1) Gigabit LAN port
  • (1) Serial port
  • (1) D-sub port
  • (4) USB 2.0 ports
  • (1) Front out connector
  • (1) Rear Surround out connector
  • (1) Center / Bass connector
  • (1) Printer port
  • (1) Wireless port perforation

DIMENSIONS
  • 11(L)x7.5(W)x6.7(H) Inch

WARRANTY
  • 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty
 
Nah, the KPC wouldn't be overkill. It'll be just right IMO.
 
I have the components to put together a basic computer, but I'd much rather have a small case than a mATX tower. Would you keep the Celeron or upgrade it?
 
I'd keep it. It's still fast enough for basic file and web server duties as well as web browsing, etc. Plus it's a low power CPU.

If you check out my sig, you'll see the specs of my server. It does all of the following:
- File Server
- Print Server
- Web Server (Only available to my home network)
- SSH Server
- Torrent Download server

And it's only a PIII 866Mhz. The Celeron 430 1.8Ghz should be faster than the P3 so yeah. No need for anything too heavy.
 
This page doesnt show 1000Base-T networking, yet you listed it above, am i missing something?

EDIT: nevermind, it has a PCI slot so regardless, its able to be added.
 
criccio said:
This page doesnt show 1000Base-T networking, yet you listed it above, am i missing something?

EDIT: nevermind, it has a PCI slot so regardless, its able to be added.
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It's listed on the official Shuttle website for the KPC. Tom's Hardware just got it wrong.
 
Let me get this straight... a review of hardware, without a single picture of the internals of said hardware? Nice going :rolleyes:.
 
It's not about the review. Here's the official KPC site.
http://us.shuttle.com/kpc/


I'm thinking of getting the barebones box with the following:

Intel Celeron 430
WD 80GB SATA II
Kingston Value Ram 512MB DDR2-667

Total at Newegg is $235.48, which is far less than the $300 KPC that comes with a free 160GB HDD upgrade, 1GB memory, and an Intel Pentium Dual-Core.
 
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