On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Josh Paetzel <josh at tcbug.org> wrote: > mini-ITX form factor atoms are really moving in on this space. For $100 > cheaper than I could get a soekris 5501 I got a dual core 1.6 ghz atom, with > dual gigE ethernet. You can get very small mini-ITX cases that just use a 12 > volt power brick. My system pulls 20 watts a idle, almost entirely due to the > 2.5" laptop hard drive it has. It's true. The early Atoms had a less-than-impressive heat/power profile, but they've improved that significantly in recent revisions, so now I'm considering picking up one of these for a router system, which is a fanless board with dual gigE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182233 - Tony