[Gllug] Energy consumption puzzlement

[Mike Brodbelt]

Cillian de Roiste wrote:
> I was lured by the energy efficiency claims of the itx boards too, but
> in hindsight I think a better way to go from an environmental
> perspective and to get far more computing power for your money is to
> get a laptop with a broken screen (from ebay or otherwise). I got a
> P4M 1.6Ghz last year for £50 and it's far superior to my epia 12000 in
> just about every way, yet the epia cost £500+ and was a new machine.

EPIA boards have a lot of advantages, but in terms of raw performance
aren't always the best. Mini ITX boards are available these days that
take mobile P4 CPUs, so if you want the higher performance, you can get
it without sacrificing the form factor.

Mike
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