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Portable Server for On-the-Road Development?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the code-fu-on-I81 dept.

DurnikBob asks: "I do a tremendous amount of development work sitting in hotel rooms while I'm on the road. While I've used Xen and VMware on my laptop, they come with limitations (memory usage, not 'real-life', interfere with my day job, and so on) that I'd like to move away from. I've looked at short depth 1U servers (the 19" wide makes it almost impossible to carry in the laptop bag), carrying a separate laptop (hate the weight penalty and cost of the not used keyboard and screen), the Mini-ITX field (each one I've looked at has the 1 DIMM, 1GB max limitation) and even the Mac-Mini (2" tall is a killer). Does anyone know if someone makes something along the lines of the following: small footprint (laptop size case 1" tall); Intel/AMD dual core capable; 2GB memory; space for 2.5" drives; on-board video (no need to fake it for headless operation); and on-board wireless?"

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  1. Almost? by christopherfinke · · Score: 3, Funny
    the 19" wide makes it almost impossible to carry in the laptop bag
    *Almost* impossible? What kind of laptop bag do you have that can just barely carry a 19" wide server?
  2. Hard to believe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I do a tremendous amount of development work sitting in hotel rooms while I'm on the road."
    I didn't know there were any hotel rooms that had roads passing through them.