Originally Posted by
ScottC
Okay, I'll take your word for it. The specs that I printed above were cut-and-paste from one of the retailers.
I'm not even sure where you found that it comes with Linux, as all the sites I checked (including big ones like newegg.com) list it as the barebone it is.
Most of the ones that I saw described it as "bare bones" but provided no specs at all.
As for XP or Vista; anyone who'll dabble in building a barebone will usually have a license of either lying around. It's not for the amateur, but for about $150 for the machine, a gig of memory, a decent CPU and a basic drive, it's a great deal for a very low power consuming machine.
Also; $200-$400 for XP or Vista is only for people who don't know where to find deals
That's very true, but someone who is asking, "what do I need to run a MagicJack?" probably won't know where to look.
Also, I'll admit to holding a major bias for thin clients. I started with one t5720 to run the MagicJack. Now I'm up to four, and I'm constantly watching eBay for deals. These things are fun!
Ah, I see what you did; you googled it, and found some of the pre-configured versions of this machine, but that was not what was on sale at Fry's... Shuttle has those listed here:
http://us.shuttle.com/kpc/index.htm
Ah, okay. You're right, I'm wrong -- I concede.
I thought it odd, though, that Frys, which is usually pretty good about providing specs, had nothing on this machine.