[asterisk-users] Anyone using an Intel Atom ?

[Jeff LaCoursiere]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Alan Lord wrote:

> > I just wish there was a fanless version - one feature which I like in the
> > VIA boards I use.
>
> Wow, that's an amazing price for the mobo. Though, like you, WTF do
> Intel insist on using a chipset that needs fan cooling and draws about 4
> times as much power as the processor? It's soooooo stupid.
>
> I *can* resist until they sort out a decent chipset. Or until VIA ship a
> dual core Nano. ;-)
>
> It's been an interesting thread though.
>
> I love Steve's idea of using a netbook for Asterisk demos - that's
> really cool.

As a final (?) comment on this thread - just saw that Rhino is shipping
Atom based pre-installed (asterisk) units with their cards:

http://www.rhinoequipment.com/cerosbailout.html

Kind of pricey considering the cost of the MB, but you get a nice box to
show your clients, as they point out ;)

j