Dingostrategy;332569 Wrote: > Here's a potentially dumb question, but I don't find any previous > threads. > > With all the enthusiasm for a low-wattage storage system, but a > relatively small number of punters with the capacity to create and > administer a server-based system, why isn't there a LT proprietary > option? Surely it can't be that hard? It would position them more > closely with SONOS which by my analysis people buy because they read > these forums and think a degree in IT is required to play their CD of > Maroon 5 or whatever crap they're into. > > Imagine a thing that looks like a SB duet reciever with swappable drive > bay and upgradeable firmwear and soon. Sure beats messing about with a > server from ebay. . > > Dingo.
I think another item that was in the thought process at Slim Devices was that most people today either have an old PC laying about doing nothing or at least enough spare parts to build one without buying many new parts. The Linux site sells barebone Linus machines for under $300 and Wal-Mart sell one for under $200 that just needs another memory stick and larger drive(s). The Everex gPC2 TC2512 from Wal-Mart comes with everything but a monitor and printer. I don't need a printer for a music server and once up and running I don't need a monitor either. Granted it is not a machine for a 6000 CD library, but it would work for most folks. $200 is hard to compete with or I would be selling Music Servers! -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51518 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
