On Sun, Jan 06, 2013 at 04:16:56PM -0700, Steve Meyers wrote:
> However, the only reason I'd get something besides an SSD for your
> server these days are if you need lots of space.  You may not need
> the performance, but they are silent and cool.

Ok, I think you've got me convinced.  Silent and cool are big plusses
for me, and I don't need a ton of space (I've been getting by just fine
with under 30GB).

> Regarding the Atom processors, they're just a low-energy x86_64
> processor.  Depending on the motherboard chipset, you may only be
> able to use 32-bit though.  The SuperMicro one supports 64-bit --
> assuming it's the same one I've got.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Phillip

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