 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "GuruPlug" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 A GuruPlug in a wall socket | |
| Manufacturer | Marvell |
|---|---|
| Type | Plug computer |
| Release date | 2010 (2010) |
| Operating system | Debian |
| CPU | 1.2 GHzARM Marvell Kirkwood 6281 (ARM9E) |
| Memory | 512 MBSDRAM, 512 MBNAND |
| Storage | External hard drive/flash disk/internal NAND |
| Display | none |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0,Gigabit Ethernet,JTAG,Bluetooth 2.1,Wi-Fi802.11 b/g |
| Dimensions | 95 x 65 x 48.5 (mm) |
| Predecessor | SheevaPlug |
| Successor | DreamPlug |
GuruPlug is a compact and low powerplug computer runningLinux. It is intended to be a device that could act as aweb server, aprint server or any othernetwork service. It has local storage inNAND Flash, but also offersUSB ports and aSerial ATA port to connectexternal hard disks.[1]
The first versions of the GuruPlug Plus had no moving parts such as fans. Combined with the low powerARM architectureCPU, this results in bothpower consumption and noise level being typically lower compared to desktop PCs. However, these units had significant heating issues and were prone to overheating (the lack of a temperature sensor could form a safety issue when the unit is left running for multiple days).[2][3] Newer versions of the GuruPlug Plus manage the overheating problem by adding a 2-cm fan to the design, although this eliminates the benefit of the silent design.[4] The fan is not software-controllable[5] and makes a sound resembling that of a hair dryer.[4] The standard version of GuruPlug still has no fan and thus produces no noise.
In the area of small and low-power computing,SheevaPlug was its predecessor.
The GuruPlug comes in three variants: GuruPlug Server Standard, GuruPlug Server Plus and GuruPlug Display. The Plus version features a secondGigabit Ethernet, aneSATA andMicroSD Slot. The Display version features anHDMI display port.
(non-Android)Linux-powered devices | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computers, components |
|  | ||||||||||||
| Accessories |
| |||||||||||||
| Historic | ||||||||||||||
✝ ExcludingAndroid devices. | ||||||||||||||