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On 21/04/17 11:26, M. J. Everitt via list wrote:
I have just looked at one that is about 4 inches by 4 and a half inches, and it has 10 ports. Amazing. I am beginning to think that the mania for getting smaller and smaller has got out of hand.I have seen the likes of the Gigabyte 'nettops' eg. http://www.ebuyer.com/716608-gigabyte-brix-bxbt-2807-ultra-compact-pc-kit-gb-bxbt-2807-250-4 for a couple of years now, and thought they would be a decent basic, or even a headless box if you want-/needed such a thing. Not so sure whether they are so cost-effective, and they are definitely a one-shot solution .... but then if you're installing *buntu and go .. then does it really matter?!?! Modern CPUs and power-management mean that the mobile processors don't consume a lot of power, nor create the ensuing waste heat unless you're doing constant video-encoding or such-like, so there should be less wastage (and the whole box is probably a bit more efficient than one's Average PC of the 90s .. ). MJE
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