On 2008/10/22, Gideon wrote: [*]
> Since you just need something for you to run your download program, > why not get an old machine, preferably and old laptop. Something like > a Pentium-III system at 550-700 MHz. I have a box here at home that I > use for MythTV and serving media (just Samba and NFS shares). It's an > old desktop PC, Pentium 700 MHz, 256 MB of RAM (I could have used > 128), a 5400 RPM hard disk, a Hauppauge PVR-350 TV tuner, and a NIC. > No video card, no CD-ROM drive (it only had one when I installed the > OS, then removed it), no floppy drive. The system only draws around > 150 mA (according to my ammeter) or 35 watts. And, yes, when I need to > download 4GB Linux DVD ISOs that I need to run for a day or two, I use > that machine. I was planning to get an Atom but I need the virtual machine capabilities of a full AMD and Intel processor. The important word is "when". I want a setup which can be fast (enough) or slow "when" needed. I'm not sure if any locally available Atom is dual core or can run kvm. Having a separate computer will probably require more power than a single quad-core unit (two HDs and two CPUs). (Well a network storage device will be lower powered anyway if that's my only need. I even remember reading about one model that allows you to do bittorrent downloads from within the NAS!) _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
