On 3/11/2011 11:32 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm not sure how typical my situation is, but it costs me about $20 to > download 1GB of data, so it's not exactly cheap to download the latest > EMC2. I wonder if there would be a demand for EMC2 on some sort of flash > media? How cheap could it be? I didn't see anyone directly address your question, Kirk.
Looking at my latest MicroCenter flyer, 2GB USB flash drives are going for about 5USD, retail. I couldn't find anyone advertising quantity discounts, but I didn't look very hard. I'm not sure about the best method for shipment, but the lowest postal service rate is 2.38USD for "media mail" up to 1 pound. Let's call it 3USD to account for packaging. Not counting the labor/time to acquire, burn, and test the flash drive, that's about 8USD delivered, or about 40 percent of your current cost. If you provided your own flash drive, the cost would fall to about 5-6USD (e.g., the cost of shipping the drive both ways). Burning CDs instead would result in a cost somewhere around 3-4USD, although more time is required to burn and test the CD. It seems to me this method is most likely to work well by pairing up with a buddy who has better Internet access rather than depending on the EMC2 developers. I'm not sure, though, what you mean by "the latest EMC2." If this means the latest LiveCD distribution, then the burden on the buddy is pretty minimal. If you mean "EMC2 as of last night" along with an fully patched Ubuntu, then the burden on the buddy is greater. Regards, Kent (willing to be a small-time buddy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
