On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Danny YUE <sheepd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2017-06-27 02:59, taii...@gmx.com <taii...@gmx.com> wrote: >> I would advise to buy an open source device such as beaglebone not a >> closed source RPI, bb also has higher performance options and is a >> better company. >> >> I was not at all pleased with the transfer speed of an RPI I tried out, >> the low end arm stuff is garbage (high end like appliedmicro is decent tho) >> >> If you want a decent fileserver I would advise getting a KCMA-D8 with a >> 35W opteron and installing the libre version of coreboot on it, dual >> onboard gigabit ethernet will satisfy you for sure. > > Well, file server is only one of my use cases. > > I would probably try to run a little server, or some little tricks I > write myself. > > I will have a look at BeagleBone. > > Thanks! > > Danny >
Also consider the availability of the parts you can buy like casings and fans, when choosing a product. Performance and support (kernel, userland, etc.) should also be considered. -- konsolebox
