Also a x86 server box at 300$ can you really get a quality machine with good spec for that ? At least it must have a separate flash or ssd for the OS, music on a separate drive and you want to be able to expand it with at least one extra drive ? Dual core atom.
This a common mistake done on daily basis on this forum , trying to get a server for the same price or cheaper than the Touch ? 500-600$ is more like it for a bare bones no frills thing. Other ideas. The idea of an actually working Touch with built in server as a base product is good. A stopgap fix would be to provide a USB drive that works with the Touch with an Logitech logo on it. A drive with it's own psu. It may be true that Touch fulfils the usb spec, but everybody knows that usb drives don't so designing it like that was doomed. It's like designing a car that goes exactly 60mph why more your not allowed to go faster anyway ;) The separate server box can be marketted against multiroom users, Logitech is not good at advertizing the multiroom aspect. Sonos call some of thier player zone players so that people really gets it. I think you can get another couple of year out of the existing kit if sold as a multiroom solution, for smart homes . You also gets more money for whole house audio integration than a one off gadget. And jus keep such people as logitech US on a tigth leash so they don't blow the multiroom aspect by for example not having the intended expansin box, in current product range the reciever in stock. A key aspect is that Squeezeboxes works best collectively as a system. So all Logitech in all markets must carry all of them, or sales over theese artificial market segments borders must be allowed Cooperate more with iPeng and SqueezePad keep these product in mind when developing, they are so comonly used that their functionality and stability is an issue that Logitech should be interested in. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85982 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
