Re: Quad-Gigabit 1U mini-itx board recommendations?

[Claer]

On Sat, Oct 01 2011 at 18:08, Joe S wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Joakim Aronius <joa...@aronius.se> wrote:
> > I have used Soekris for a few years and are very happy with them. They have 
> > a new board that will start shipping soon: http://soekris.com/net6501.htm
> >
> 
> Curious if anyone has tried these boards out. I'm looking for
> something similar (low power, small size, em nics). These boards seem
> really expensive for having an Atom processor. I guess the 4 NICs
> drives up the cost.
> 
> Since I don't actually need 4 NICs, I'm looking at the new Intel
> S1200KP (mini-itx 1155 board with dual intel nics). I can put a g620t
> and get the same power consumption rates as an atom d525, for the same
> prices as the Soekris. Plus I can always upgrade my processor down the
> line.
The 4 Intel NIC chipsets are expensive. But it's the cost for running very 
well under OpenBSD. Without 4 Intel NICs, no doubt you will find a cheaper
board.