<div dir="ltr">What about the $399.99 Inspiron 660s i3-DualCore-<span class="">3.4GHz</span>-3MB cache, 4GB RAM, 1TB 7200rpm, 2X USB 3.0?<br><a href="http://dell.com/us/p/inspiron-660s/pd">http://dell.com/us/p/inspiron-660s/pd</a><br>
<div><br></div><div>Or the $499.99 Inspiron 660s i5-QuadCore-3.3GHz-8MB cache, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm, 2X USB 3.0?<br></div><div><a href="http://dealnews.com/Dell-Inspiron-660-s-Ivy-Core-i5-Quad-2.8-GHz-Desktop-PC-for-500-free-shipping/935700.html">http://dealnews.com/Dell-Inspiron-660-s-Ivy-Core-i5-Quad-2.8-GHz-Desktop-PC-for-500-free-shipping/935700.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-inspiron-660s-deal/40218.aspx">http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-inspiron-660s-deal/40218.aspx</a><br><br></div><div>If we trust 7200rpm and Dell for reliability?? If so both appear to offer free shipping if ordered by Dec 20 11am EST.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Anna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aschoolf@gmail.com" target="_blank">aschoolf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>What's the climate control situation at the site in Haiti?<br><br>I live in a 100 year old house in Birmingham, Alabama, without central AC. In the summer, I have to physically relocate equipment to my "server room" (a well insulated room where I keep a window unit on full blast). Otherwise, fans sound like jet planes taking off and everything gets really hot and stressed.<br>
<br>Anyway, heat related failure would be one of my main concerns in Haiti.<br><br></div>Anna<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:58 PM, George Hunt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:georgejhunt@gmail.com" target="_blank">georgejhunt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>The Haiti deployment we are preparing for, made $400 available for a server, and power is available. What hardware has been the question. Tony had lots of experience with Atom processors, and suggested nettop boxes. My research has led me to the following:</div>
<div><br></div>$193 Zortec celeron processor <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-Dual-Core-Celeron-Barebone-ZBOXNANO-ID61-U/dp/B008OHRFE0/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1387490390&sr=1-7&keywords=zotac+barebone" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-Dual-Core-Celeron-Barebone-ZBOXNANO-ID61-U/dp/B008OHRFE0/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1387490390&sr=1-7&keywords=zotac+barebone</a><div>
<div><br></div><div>$75 8GB Memory -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1x8GB-Laptop-Memory-CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9/dp/B005T63BEM/ref=pd_sim_pc_1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1x8GB-Laptop-Memory-CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9/dp/B005T63BEM/ref=pd_sim_pc_1</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>$86 WD blue 1TB drive -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Mobile-Hard-Drive/dp/B005DVJJWQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1387491567&sr=8-4&keywords=wd+2.5+1+tb+blue" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Mobile-Hard-Drive/dp/B005DVJJWQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1387491567&sr=8-4&keywords=wd+2.5+1+tb+blue</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Total $354 + tax</div><div><br></div><div>Per Tim Moody's suggestion, I consulted <a href="http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php" target="_blank">http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php</a></div>
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</div><div>The Atom processor d535 has a passmark score of 693</div><div>The celeron, for about the same price, selected in this proposal, has passmark score of 1215</div><div>The i3 version of the Zortac box is $130 more and its passmark score is 3833</div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course, cpu benchmarks are not the only issue. I think it has been suggested more money should be put into memory, when trying to serve many clients.</div><div><br></div><div>Soliciting inputs . . .</div>
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