[ale] Size does count.

[Christopher Fowler]

Here it is: http://minipc.aopen.com/us/

But it says Wintel :(

On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 12:43 -0400, Vernard Martin wrote:
> I'm thinking about upgrading my linux desktop. The current one is a 1Ghz 
> Athlon with 1GB of ram and 20GB hard drive (I have my music collection 
> on another machine).
> 
> I've always been a fan of small, quiet computers so I'm thinking that 
> this time I'll buy something new that fits both of those requirements.
> The problem is that I'm not nearly as up to speed as I used to be on 
> ultra-small or ultra-quiet machines. So I'm hoping to draw upon the 
> extremely diverse, eclectic and geeky nature of the ALE mailling list to 
> help me out here.
> 
> Any ideas? I've seen the Shuttle boxen but for the most part they are 
> designed more for size than quiet. And I've seen the Antec cases but 
> they are designed for quiet and not size. I'm greedy and I want both. 
> And I'm willing to pay to get it. I've been looking at the Apple Minis 
> but since I plan on running Linux, it seems like a waste of money since 
> the hardware inside of it isn't supported as well under Linux as it is 
> under MacOS (Damn you Steve Jobs. Damn you to hellllllllll!)
> 
> So what other options are out there? Are the Epia based machines fast 
> enough for desktop use? Anyone found anything that might tempt me?
> 
> yours,
> 
> Desperately Seeking Smallness (and Quietness)
> 
> aka. V
> 
> 
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