Appliance question

Who makes off the shelf USB appliances < $400 (cheaper better)? Specs I would like: small (roughly size of a router), 8+ USB ports, computing ability (like PDA or computer), embedded OS (Linux or Windows CE/XP-Embedded), battery or screen would be nice (like PDA). Does not need KVM plugs (Keyboard, Video, Mouse), screen, speakers or CD/DVD/Floppy Drives. There could be 2 sets of answers: 1) who has the Guts (a board) 2) who has this in a box.

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I think that your 8+ USB ports is going to be the most serious problem. What is this thing going to be used for?

Paul T.

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Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]

Agreed, the killer is the number of ports. If you can add an external hub your options will increase greatly. I assume quantity 1 for that price is what you're after? And what kind of processor speed do you think you'll need? How about RAM or flash (this affects price a lot)? How important is power consumption (this affects processor, and in turn price)?

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