On 2014-09-12, Martijn van Duren <martijn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello misc@, > > In just under two month I'll be moving from my old room (with service > costs included) to a new apartment (where I'll have to pay the > electricity bill myself). > > Currently I have an old desktop PC running as a home server/media > center, which runs OpenBSD. Most of the time it's idling, but does run > (open)ssh/(open)smtp/imap(dovecot)/http(nginx/apache > +subversion)/minidnla, which I want to keep available. > > Because this PC requires more power then should necessary for its > purpose I would like to acquire something like a pandaboard, which is > low power, and has at least 2 sata ports, 1 network port and if possible > supported audio for network playback. > > Is there any board/device known which can support these requirements and > is fully (within the requirements) supported by OpenBSD?
Personally I'd go for a modern cheap PC based on a soldered-on Atom, Celeron or AMD Fusion type system. Maybe SSD for system and frequently-accessed data, and a 3.5" SATA drive for media, probably set to spin down when not needed (look at some "atactl sd0 apmset ##" values). There are some really cheap small motherboards and cases these days with totally adequate CPU for these requirements, and low power. Some people suggested a PCEngines APU for this. I wouldn't, not for something that will store much in the way of media - you'd need either a custom chassis or an external USB drive (with possible speed/reliability/cooling issues - on OpenBSD I'd use a USB drive for occasional backups or data transfer purposes but not to have online all the time).
