Thinking about getting a mid-range projection system off ebay. The
cheap ones seem a bit dim. The expensive ones seem a bit .. expensive.
I
already have a pretty decent computer, but it’s a power hog. I’m
thinking about putting together a Single Board Computer based Network
Attached Server. Something like a Raspberry Pi, which uses only a few
watts. The Raspberry Pi doesn’t have multiple SATA ports though. I’m
looking for either a SBC that has multiple SATA ports, or perhaps I
could get one with USB 3.0 & a USB to SATA adapter for each drive.
That’d do me for serving up movies & music. I have a 10″ tablet that
I could do most of my web surfing on, too. Only using the PC when I
only really have to would really cut back on my power needs.
I
have an 8 bay rack mount case that sits under the case my PC actually
lives in, which I plan to build this server in. I’m also considering
going with water cooling. I have a heater unit out of a bus that I could
mount under the trailer (where it’s cooler year round) that is more
than big enough to cool the cpu, grahics card, PSU & drives.
After
I move, I’ll probably be sol for decent high speed internet. What I’ve
done in the past is: Unlimited cellular data plan. 3′ cellular antenna
($15-30, ebay). Wifi tether. The antenna brings a marginal connection,
up to a pretty decent connection.
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