[asterisk-users] Compact, fanless appliance?

[Joe Greco]

> Hello
> 
> For those SOHO customers (ie. at most, a couple of POTS/ISDN
> connections and simultaneous SIP calls) who'd rather not use a big,
> noisy PC to run Asterisk, I'd like to offer an alternative that has
> the following features:
> 
> - not old hardware sold on eBay, ie. it must be up-to-date hardware
> sold by a company currently in business
> - compact, silent
> - has room for a 2.5" hard-disk, but if not, must provide a
> CompactFlash plug
> - ideally, room for a PCI card, possibly laid down with a riser to
> save space
> - total cost (shipping + VAT) < 200 euro
> 
> If it's cheaper and not much work, I don't mind buying the parts and
> putting the box together myself, but otherwise, I'd rather order a
> complete box, ready-to-use.
> 
> What are my options to provide customers with that kind of solution?
> 
> Thank you for any hint.

Can you give us some clues as to why you have disqualified the fanless 
and/or embedded devices that are normally recommended on the list 
(Soekris, etc)?

... JG
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