On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:51:48 -0800, Kevin Lahey <kml@patheticgeek.net> wrote:
> In message <20041129160245.GE11050@netmeister.org>Jan Schaumann writes
> >I'm considering getting a cobalt qube 2 to replace my noisy PC as my
> >private mail and webserver.  The thing would most likely be in my
> >bedroom, so I'd like it to be quiet -- how noisy are the qubes?
> 
> Ummm, mine is fairly noisy.  It is probably less noisy than my tower
> case PC, but there is still plenty of fan noise.
> 
> At some point, I was chatting with a Cobalt employee (engineer?)
> who insisted that the fan could be disconnected with no ill effects.
> I haven't been brave enough to try, as my Qube and Raqs live in my
> office, where I don't mind the noise.
> 
> You should also be aware of the occasional complaints about file
> corruption and crashes under heavy network load.  I've used a Qube
> (and then a Raq) as my main mail and web server and firewall (and
> even wireless access point) for several years, to good effect.
> But YMMV.
> 
> Kevin
> kml@patheticgeek.net
> 

It's not dead quiet, but I'd say it's probably going to be quieter
than your average PC. It's got 1 small fan. My drive is a little noisy
too, I've heard some 5400 rpm drives are a lot quieter.

It's not a super viable platform, really. It doesn't move data all
that fast through the network. I've never personally seen any file
corruption problems but I don't lean on mine either.

I hate to say it, because I hate PCs, but these new mini itx systems
with the fanless Via processors seem like the best quiet machiene
setup.

Andy