Linux as a NAS performance questions

[Ted Roche]

On 09/17/2009 07:32 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly wrote:
> Single-core processor: $40 (35W)
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039
> Dual-core processor: $50 (65W)
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116075
>
> 30W is decent savings.
>    

How about a further step down, to the Atom? Supposedly, this entire mobo 
runs at 40W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153122

(No direct experience with this mobo, just a "for-example".) I note some 
of the "Windows Home Servers" from Asus (and maybe HP?) are running Atoms.

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