The underlying operating system on the TonidoPlug is Ubuntu 9.04, but seeing as how users have access to SSH and apt-get (though it is broken right out of the box) this can be user-updated whenever necessary. As a network device and server more than a desktop, the plug computer is meant to be accessed through a web interface (or SSH if you prefer. Like its ilk, the TonidoPlug does not include any sort of monitor or display connector. The TonidoPlug nestled away in its natural habitat - the majestic power strip.Īssuming the TonidoPlug is always running near its load (only likely if you were to do something like fold on it 24/7), it would cost 1.42 to run for a month in California (15.22 cents per kW-h according to the DOE). But I digress for what is essentially a $99 network-connected Linux box, I couldn't resist taking a look at the TonidoPlug. Tonido bills their offering as " an alternative to cloud services and storage." I think Tonido is going after some stiff competition with services like Dropbox and Amazon S3 for file storage/syncing and countless other cloud services for every niche imaginable, that don't rely on cheap commodity hardware that has a much higher chance of failing compared to aforementioned cloud services with SLAs. While they all essentially run on the same hardware, each has its own set of pre-installed applications in addition to services (some are paid) that do things like facilitate file and media sharing from outside the home network. The difference between the TonidoPlug competitors like the Ctera CloudPlug, PogoPlug and Globalscale GuruPlug comes down to the bundled software and services. Most plug computers, as they are also called, are based off of the Marvell SheevaPlug reference design. They are generally defined as being cheap, low on power consumption (in the single watts range) and fanless. The TonidoPlug falls into a relatively new category of "wall-wart" form factor computers.
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