Small footprint computers

[Rob Farmer]

I've a need at work to have 4 or 5 computers logging data during the day and then FTPing the data to a remote site in the evening. The data then gets processed and posted on a Website so I can work with the information.

I need small footprint machines that can be linked to a KVM switch.

The machines do not need to be fantastic spec or have large harddrives but they do need to be able to run Windows and have a network port.

I've even tought about using a small palmtop but have little experience of them.

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

pack it all in and go to Dublin

 

[LiquidLAN]

Have a look on EuroPC they are based in Glasgow and buy a lot of Dell outlet stuff and sell it on cheaper

I'm guessing you're going to be looking for 4 or 5 identical systems, they should be able to help

 

[DollyRocket]

Laptops?

These are all self contained and small.

Although for data acquisition we use the small Dell optiplexes. If you have MS Teminal Services running on a server then you can use thinclients and they are tiny - about the size of a network switch.

I bought recently an Acer media PC, small footprint and in is absolutely rubbish.

 

[Clive]

I've a need at work to have 4 or 5 computers logging data during the day and then FTPing the data to a remote site in the evening. The data then gets processed and posted on a Website so I can work with the information.

I need small footprint machines that can be linked to a KVM switch.

What sort of data are they logging? I presume if you are using a KVM switch only one user will be involved?

Try setting up a single PC to run 4 or 5 VMs using MS Virtual PC

 

[turbine_2]

Look at just about anything with ITX motherboard. May be rather lowly powered but you can pack a lot of computer into a little space. Also they're generally lower powered too, alothugh if I had the option I'd go with Clive's virtual machines.

 

[Engineer]

I've a need at work to have 4 or 5 computers logging data during the day and then FTPing the data to a remote site in the evening. The data then gets processed and posted on a Website so I can work with the information.

I need small footprint machines that can be linked to a KVM switch.

The machines do not need to be fantastic spec or have large harddrives but they do need to be able to run Windows and have a network port.

I've even tought about using a small palmtop but have little experience of them.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Acer Veriton 1000 - we have several here at work - they are FAB.

Can stand them on their ends side by side, they don't take up much space at all - we use them for testing our KVM switches.

 

[bb1]

Asus eeePc or Dell mini 9s wouldn't take up too much space and don't cost the earth either

 

[ovenpaa]

Are they all local machines (Not out in the field) If so why not use one machine and Vmware or similar and run virtualised OS's?

EDIT - erm as Clive suggested