New Alix board for 2013
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email Pascal Dornier directly, hes the person who created this beast
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Thanks, where can I get Pascal Dornier's mail address? :o
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I really don't think that hundreds of emails asking for samples is going to help get this out any quicker. ;)
Steve
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yes, this is just the dream solution board, so hungry to get one :P
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just contact them through the website, i think the email id is also listed there
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What a cute MB !
How many users it can serve?
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Does anyone know the price?
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it should be in the $125 to $150 range
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Looks like it fits into the old enclosures (the alix.2 ones).
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I think that's a little bit steep. Maybe same price to replace old board would be a better choice. If units are installed on clients site and used for minor traffic then old units do just fine.
If plan is to not sell many of this (which I don't see why) then yeah higher price would be better. However, it's probably now cheaper to make the newer model than it is to make the older model.
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If true the ability to fit old enclosures is great. That's going to help system builders and people upgrading significantly. :)
Steve
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I think that's a little bit steep. Maybe same price to replace old board would be a better choice. If units are installed on clients site and used for minor traffic then old units do just fine.
If plan is to not sell many of this (which I don't see why) then yeah higher price would be better. However, it's probably now cheaper to make the newer model than it is to make the older model.
Um, $125-150 is pretty close to the street price of current Alix boards. And this has GB nics. Right now if you want to get a low power box with gig ports you need to get something like a 6501, which is twice the price. I predict they will sell well. Even if they come in at $175, I'd take one over a 2D13 every time.
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I also share the opinion (to each his own of course) that a sub 200 price isn't exaggerated, given the GB nics, better cpu, more RAM and possibility to install a HD so a full install should be feasible while remaining low-power (wonder though how all that will fit in the enclosure).
If it lives up to the expectations, I expect they will sell easily as it will be an affordable board in a segment where there is little competition…So eagerly waiting for the release here... ;)
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Fair enough for a better model and I would pay for it as I know it's still cheaper than other systems but maybe keep a simpler version still in the market - or even lower the price of the older models 8) - I would order many. It's just that an office of 3-5 people don't need anything better.
Some questions:
1- Would SD Cards be a better option in terms of stability or performance? or is it about price advantage?
2- The MILLION DOLLAR question: Is this still in development or should we expect this month? :P -
2- The MILLION DOLLAR question: Is this still in development or should we expect this month? :P
The web page states:
Status: Prototypes alive and well. Pilot run / customer samples planned for fall 2013. Production expected for early 2014.
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Things arrive quicker when you don't wait for them.
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Googling "Realtek RTL8111E" doesn't give me any warm fuzzy feelings. I wish they went with something else. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. I don't mind if some of my workstations have Realtek NIC's, but I want my router/firewall to have the best.
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You still have the two miniPCIe slots.
There you can put something like: http://www.spectra.ch/produkte/130224/web/spectra/Datasheet-MEC-ETH-101.pdf -
Hmm, about warm fuzzy feelings. What does that actually translate to in relation to network interfaces?
edit: Please no "intel" answer. I am interested in nasty technical details.
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The newer Realtek NICs aren't all that bad. Mostly their throughput isn't quite as advertised and they require more CPU cycles to push packets.
Steve
