Re: [Astlinux-users] So what should I think for hardware forAstLinux now?

[Gary G. H. <ghe...@co...>]

 
I have had very good luck with the LEX NEO/TWISTER Via based platforms ... 3
or 4 NIC's ... Some models have 1gb NIC ...  CPU is C3 @ 1ghz ... Design is
fanless and packaging is billet aluminum built like a tank ... Not a lot of
waste gadgetry ... Has CF socket but have not messed with any that included
mini-pci ... This may be an option that I just never had any need for so it
may be available on some models ... Have worked with a couple that had
PCMCIA and CF ... 

These are not cheap and average $350-600 for barebones depending on config
... The NEO is very small but will fit a 2.5in HD if you want ... The
TWISTER is a little bigger and will fit a 2.5in HD and a single PCI card in
the box ...  a US Vendor is http://shopping.hacom.net/catalog/ ...

Regards

G.Hendershot


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Thank you for pointing out the net5501. Sounds like it will be available in
the March/April time frame, compared to the summer time frame for the WRAP
follow-on. I guess it's safe to assume AstLinux 0.5 will be supporting those
two upcoming platforms.

I was poking around looking for VIA based devices similar to the Soekris and
WRAP though, but it seems an awful lot of VIA stuff that an ordinary
consumer can buy has unnecessary stuff, like VGA, PS/2, and extra serial
ports. Do people here have any particular VIA recommendations for a WRAP
style board with 3 ethernet ports and a miniPCI slot, preferably fanless
with a CF slot?


> Hi,
>
> Soekris has net4801's with no EOL issues mentioned on their website.
> Maybe they stocked up on the SC1100?
>
> Also, coming sometime in 2007...
> net5501, 433 to 600 Mhz AMD Geode LX
> http://www.soekris.com/net5501.htm
>
> Lonnie
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2007, at 12:09 AM, ast...@el... wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> I am fooling around with a WRAP board now, but I was thinking about 
>> maybe getting other similar hardware. Then I saw this;
>>
>> http://www.pcengines.ch/wrapeol.htm
>>
>> Since the AMD Geode SC1100 is EoL now (so the WRAP and the Seokris as 
>> they exist now won't be available soon), what hardware/platforms 
>> should I be looking at now? I suppose I could wait for the new Geode 
>> based WRAP, or maybe look a little higher at something like a Patton 
>> NanoServ;
>>
>> http://www.patton.com/products/pe_printable.asp?category=337
>>
>> But that seems a little overpowered for a 5 or 10 extension 
>> situation. I'm looking for something with a nice small form factor 
>> like the WRAP.
>> Anybody
>> have recommendations?
>>
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