[tech] Prospective new machine - Trim-Slice

[John Hodge]

While discussing the topic of replacing red, it was suggested that we 
replace it with an ARM based machine. Searching the internet uncovered 
this: http://trimslice.com/web/

It's an ARM Cortex-A9 based desktop, with SATA, Gigabit Ethernet, 4x 
USB2.0, HDMI and 1GiB of RAM.

The listed price for the box is $279USD + $66 P&H, so it would  probably 
end up about ~$350AU for the box. Add to that a new screen (one of the 
ones bob just announced - which may end up on another box, with that 
machine's screen moving to this) and the total would be about $600.

Why an ARM machine?
#1. It's something different. Breaking the monotony of x86 machines.
#2. ARM is up and coming for desktops, this gives us a chance to test it 
out.
#3. The ARM architecture just a nice architecture :)
#4. Linux is supported on it, very nicely. (In fact, it can come with 
Linux pre-installed)

Any suggestions / comments, please reply to the list.