Kool Aid Served Daily

I was going to do that $72 PC mentioned in the July issue of Popular Science. That was until I found out that the supply of $5 Intel SU810 motherboards has dried up. You can get it for more or in lots of a 100.

My intent was to cram OpenSolaris in there and compare it to Damn Small Linux. I liked the board because of the form factor and the ramifications on heat and noise. I didn't like the processor speed - 500 Mhz. Oh yes, I gave away a Dell Optiplex that ran at 550 Mhz and I remember that they were going for $9 on eBay at the time.

I'd like to have 3 of the things and do performance comparisons between different OSes. I can either shoot for something under $100 or get the MB/CPU combo for under $100 and shoot for something in a more modern speed. Honestly, 3 Shuttle XPC motherboards might do the trick, but I suspect that they will pump out the heat.

I'm going to start some shopping on this.