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gandolf989
Some of the computers will run on SSD drives, which have faster performance than regular hard drives. SSD's would probably be ideally suited for this kind of work.
If you want to kill an SSD as fast as possible, install something which does lots of frequent tiny writes, like a logging application.
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The fact that the mini computers only use 18 watts of power would also be helpful, since this is meant to be an always on appliance. If I buy such a computer I am taking a gamble. I guess I am OK with that. I can always go back to the Belkin router. The last quote is certainly appropriate.
You're not taking a gamble -- you're taking the
path of maximum resistance. This mini computer
can do what you want -- eventually -- once you've figured out exactly what you want and how to do it.
That figuring out is something that's
so much easier to do on a real computer. Even if you want to use the mini computer eventually, if you build it on a real computer first, you'll save yourself a huge amount of time.