Topic: Recommendation for small, fanless, diskless and power-saving hardware

[ekeis98]

Hopefully, I'm not off-topic here. If yes, sorry about that.

I want to install a small SME-server for limited IMAP use and OPENVPN access to my network.

Related to that I'm looking for a hardware, which is...

• capable of that in terms of efficiency and performance
• compatible with SME integrated drivers (network etc.)
• fanless, diskless and power-saving hardware
• very quiet
• small dimensions (not that important)

Do you have recommendations? Experiences?

Any applicable comment and links are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Oliver.

[gzartman]

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328898-3459242.html

If you underclocked one of the Celeron CPUs, you might be able to disable the fan.  My guess is the fan in this thing is nearly silent.

I know you can disable the fan in one of these, as I've done it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362

[kevinb]

Many industrial and automotive computers are fanless and diskless.

http://www.smallpc.com/pcswoutfans.php
http://www.advantech.com/products/Intel-Core2-Duo--Core-Duo/mod_1-2PO8ZQ.aspx
http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/sc.8/category.101/.f
http://www.imobilepc.com/product/hardware.htm