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I need to replace my current file server / dev box - it's a 2ghz P4 w/ 1gb ram and about 1tb of storage running slackware headless. I love the HP Mediasmart EX490 but people seem to be having issues getting the NICs running at gbit after throwing linux on them - I absolutely require gbit. What is cheap, looks classy, and is power/space friendly like the Mediasmart but comes out in the same pricerange, able to run linux, and supports 3 or 4 drives? I'm not real heavy on the CPU but I have quite a few background tasks running - most of which won't run on a Windows box.
I was looking at building a box with a mini-ITX board, but the board + only case I can find already eat half the budget.
ZOTAC IONITX-G-E Intel Atom 330 (1.6GHz, dual-core) NVIDIA ION Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo - $130
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AD2U800B1G5-DRH - $40
LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - $145
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $79
Total: $444
vs
HP MediaSmart EX490, Windows Home Server w/ Intel Celeron 2.2 Ghz 2GB DDR2 1TB HDD installed (three open bay), 4 USB & 1 eSATA expansion ports , Mac Compatible, TiVO support - $440
I was looking at building a box with a mini-ITX board, but the board + only case I can find already eat half the budget.
ZOTAC IONITX-G-E Intel Atom 330 (1.6GHz, dual-core) NVIDIA ION Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo - $130
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AD2U800B1G5-DRH - $40
LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - $145
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $79
Total: $444
vs
HP MediaSmart EX490, Windows Home Server w/ Intel Celeron 2.2 Ghz 2GB DDR2 1TB HDD installed (three open bay), 4 USB & 1 eSATA expansion ports , Mac Compatible, TiVO support - $440
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