Hi,
we are interested in developing solutions based on linux operating system and small itx motherboard technologies.
Does anyone have suggestions where to buy cheap itx (under 250$) based system that's supported by linux.
This would be min req:
- itx motherboard
- 500 MHz or more
- 256, pref. more
- 1 GB Flash IDE
- 2 USB
- way to use in car power supply
tnx in advance.
Mini-Itx systems are x86 based, so they will support linux.
I guess this is DRAM.
CF to IDE adapters are available. ( google knows of lots )
Getting an entire system with power supply and case will not get below $250.
Google has lots of links, the ones I looked at proved that $250 ( total cost) is not realistic.
This is my favorite site for seeing whats out there:
Googleing for model numbers that are available in your country is the next step.
good luck
donald
tnx donald!
This may be what you need, and its under $250.
US$60 for a "Intel BLKD201GLYL Intel Celeron 215 with a 533 MHz system bus 479 SiS 662 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo - Retail"
Add a DDR2 memory module (US$40 for 1GB). Buy a CF card (US$10-20) and a CF-IDE adapter (US$15 from mini-box.com) or use a 1 GB USB thumbstick (US$10). Add a 12V to ATX power supply ($50 from mini-box.com).
Case is unknown cost.
I bought the 1.2GHz Jetway fanless mini-itx motherboard (rated at 6 Watts), 1Gb of RAM, 1Gb thumbstick and a 6-26V (wide input) to ATX power supply adapter for my robot. PCLinux and PuppyLinux boot up very nicely from the thumb drive with a full GUI desktop (KDE or Gnome), probably a lot of other distributions will do so as well.
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