On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 10:59 +0800, Sandy Harris wrote: > 2012/5/10 Angelo Danio <[email protected]>: > > 2012/5/10 Nicholas Hardiman <[email protected]> > >> > >> I have made notes on the dreamplug hardware, the first reference platform > >> for the freedombox. > > > > > > Just to have an idea, roughly how much may cost the hardware to realize a > > freedombox? > > The Dreamplug is being used as the reference platform. A Google > search for it today turns up prices from $145 to 275 among the > first few sellers listed. > > The Dreamplug is a top-of-the line device with all some features > not all FreedomBoxen will need -- dual ethernet plus wireless > and a serial interface for debugging. There are lesser servers > that would be fine for many applications.
Dreamplug is top of the line for the ratio feature/cost, but for the ratio reliability/cost Soekris board are the winners. We used them in a project quite similar to Freedombox a lot of years ago; current suggested model for reference platform is 5510. http://pbox.winstonsmith.info/index-e.html HTH
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