ARM v. Mini-ITX

[gm5729]

Some of use like to do it because is educational :-)

part of why we are here, we want to do what we want, not what others
tell us to do.

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 8:16 AM, gm5729 <gm5729 at cryptoheaven.com> wrote:
> I agree that to be as Green as possible is worth it. If you're looking for a firewall? Why not get a a decent commercial grade router/vpn? The works already done. You don't have to configure a new box. It's embedded in the ROM. Costs about the same as a mini or pico itx would cost anyway.

No one qusetioned educational or telling what to do. 

However:

Time is money. 

Many IT persons are so maxed that to have an addtional project is burdening to them. They don't want anymore busy-ness.  If the cost and time ratio were drastically different I would say the cost factor was in favor of building a box. In this case I personally would go for something already set up, unless I just had and extra Mini-Itx lie-ing around. Minis avg 2x the cost. Pico avg 4x the cost of an ATX. A good commercial router/vpn is about in the middle of the two cost wise.

gk

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