On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Suraj Kumar <suraj at careergear.in> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Manokaran K <manokaran at gmail.com> wrote:
Am looking for a small form factor device which I plan to install inhave
clients premises and maintain through SSH over the internet. It should
4GB RAM and 500GB HDD and a decent CPU.
You need to define "Decent CPU". For what? Will people compile code and/or
run CPU heavy applications? Are they just workers using web applications
and simple desktop applications (such as libreoffice) most of the time?
Has anyone here bought / assembled a mini ITX based system? Are the
components available in Chennai?
I just went through the exercise of setting up a lab infrastructure built
up of 15 thin clients and a decent server setup. I assembled my rig afer
evaluating ready-made alternatives in the market. The reason I chose my rig
was primarily limited by budget and the need to be low on power consumption
just so I save myself from rising energy prices.
I documented my experience at ILUGC here:
1. Initial email asking for suggestions from the list:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.linux.ilugc/73079
2. What I chose (and why) and associated experience:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.linux.ilugc/73548
I did not end up with a mini-ITX "sized" cabinet but it was atleast thin
and allows me to keep it horizontal and the display on top of it. If you're
willing to invest a bit more, check out
http://www.disklessworkstations.com/