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That really frustrates me. I'm running a Dreamplug [1] as one of the main boxes on my network. The second USB port has died and it's really starting to show its

That really frustrates me. I'm running a Dreamplug [1] as one of the main boxes on my network. The second USB port has died and it's really starting to show its age. The Gigabyte board would give me enough SATA ports and grunt to run a decent NAS - I think it'd give the C2750 from Intel a run for its money, power wise. Your linked article has a comment suggesting the Gigabyte board retails for 987 Euros. Jeebus. [1]: https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.a... ($50+ JTAG boards... yay! /s)

leoc 11y ago
The dual 10GbE onboard is very nice, but it doesn't help to encourage optimism about the price ...
wyldfire 11y ago
The dreamplug is probably closer to the pogoplug in feature set (and definitely cost!). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GM1Q1O/?&tag=bcgpfeed-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GM1Q1O/?&tag=bcgpfeed-2... It's dirt cheap ($10-20), easy to load linux on [1], and it can be a simple file server, it can run minidlna, google cloud print [2], all kinds of stuff. 800MHz is not a screamer, but most simple I/O tasks like A/V streaming and printing are a walk in the park. [1] http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 [2] http://geekvisit.com/hacking-pogoplug-mobile-adding-airprint-cloudprint-print-chromebook-cloudprint-printer/ http://geekvisit.com/hacking-pogoplug-mobile-adding-airprint...
- agumonkey 11y ago
  oh I so forgot about these things. I might scrape a few to leverage some hdd lying around to make some nice cache, server, tiny app, foo.
- voltagex_ 11y ago
  Funny you should mention that. I've got one on the bench from a failed u-boot upgrade (worked after first reboot, then never again). I have the right tools to fix it, I'm just wondering whether it's worth the time or effort. They're $40-50AUD here as they're not sold locally (?)

leoc 11y ago

The dual 10GbE onboard is very nice, but it doesn't help to encourage optimism about the price ...

wyldfire 11y ago

The dreamplug is probably closer to the pogoplug in feature set (and definitely cost!). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GM1Q1O/?&tag=bcgpfeed-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GM1Q1O/?&tag=bcgpfeed-2... It's dirt cheap ($10-20), easy to load linux on [1], and it can be a simple file server, it can run minidlna, google cloud print [2], all kinds of stuff. 800MHz is not a screamer, but most simple I/O tasks like A/V streaming and printing are a walk in the park. [1] http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/pogoplug-series-4 [2] http://geekvisit.com/hacking-pogoplug-mobile-adding-airprint-cloudprint-print-chromebook-cloudprint-printer/ http://geekvisit.com/hacking-pogoplug-mobile-adding-airprint...

agumonkey 11y ago
oh I so forgot about these things. I might scrape a few to leverage some hdd lying around to make some nice cache, server, tiny app, foo.
voltagex_ 11y ago
Funny you should mention that. I've got one on the bench from a failed u-boot upgrade (worked after first reboot, then never again). I have the right tools to fix it, I'm just wondering whether it's worth the time or effort. They're $40-50AUD here as they're not sold locally (?)