GuruPlug
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GuruPlug is a compact and low power Linux Plug computer
. It is intended to be a device that could act as a web server, a printing server or any other network service. It has local storage in NAND Flash, but also offers USB ports and a Serial ATA port to connect external disks.
The first versions of the GuruPlug Plus had no moving parts such as fans, as a result both power consumption and noise level are typically lower compared to desktop PC's; however, these units had significant heating issues and were prone to overheating (possibly a safety issue when the unit is left running for multiple days). Newer versions of the GuruPlug Plus solve the overheating problem by adding a 2cm fan to the design, although this eliminates the benefit of the silent design. The fan is not software-controllable and makes a sound resembling that of a hair dryer . The standard version of GuruPlug still has no fan and thus does not make any noise.
In the area of small and low power computing, SheevaPlug
is also mentioned as its predecessor.
Plug computer
A plug computer is a small form factor server for use in the home or office. Compared to their PC-based counterparts, plug computers are lower cost, consume less power, often do not have a video card, and are intended to be powered up at all times...
. It is intended to be a device that could act as a web server, a printing server or any other network service. It has local storage in NAND Flash, but also offers USB ports and a Serial ATA port to connect external disks.
The first versions of the GuruPlug Plus had no moving parts such as fans, as a result both power consumption and noise level are typically lower compared to desktop PC's; however, these units had significant heating issues and were prone to overheating (possibly a safety issue when the unit is left running for multiple days). Newer versions of the GuruPlug Plus solve the overheating problem by adding a 2cm fan to the design, although this eliminates the benefit of the silent design. The fan is not software-controllable and makes a sound resembling that of a hair dryer . The standard version of GuruPlug still has no fan and thus does not make any noise.
In the area of small and low power computing, SheevaPlug
SheevaPlug
The SheevaPlug is a "plug computer" designed to allow standard computing features in as small a space as possible.One of the first such computers on the market, the device has a 1.2 GHz Marvell Kirkwood 6281 ARM-compatible CPU . The operating system is Ubuntu Linux version 9.04...
is also mentioned as its predecessor.