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[Nils Kassube]

David Fletcher wrote:
> And use the lowest power machine you can if it's just for yourself.
> Consider getting a single 12V supply fanless motherboard instead of an
> ATX job and doing a bit of a custom build because you won't get a
> sensible capacity ATX power supply for what you want. Mine is no
> longer available unfortunately but is similar to this:-
> http://www.mini-itx.com/store/~JNF9C-2600
> and has been running 24/7 for nearly 4 years now, with an
> off-the-shelf open frame Aztec power supply, a 1TB Samsung hard drive
> and a 60mm Papst fan for circulating some air.

I think a Raspberry Pi (model B) could do the job as well if it is for 
personal use. It needs only 3.5W (+ harddisk if the SD-card is not 
sufficient for the job) and it doesn't need a fan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi>
It doesn't run *Ubuntu but there are several other Linux distributions 
available.


Nils