Zonbu: The Linux Mini | Linux Today

Zonbu: The Linux Mini

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 19, 2007

“Zonbu is a compact diskless Linux workstation At $99 for the
Gentoo Linux powered diskless workstation it seems like a bargain.
The catch is that it comes with a $12.95/month minimum subscription
for 24 months for storage and support.

“This reminds me of early Linux-based appliance, the Netpliance
I-opener. The Zonbu device looks cool and has a small footprint but
with the following specs it’s probably not suited for much more
than casual Internet browsing…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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