[Gllug] Portable and network storage.

[Chris Bell]

On Thu 13 Nov, Hari Sekhon wrote:

> 
> I went around testing power consumption: you can burn 100-200+ Watts 
> running a modern pc tower with some hard drives in it, whereas most 
> laptops use around 22Watts (one laptop used 60 Watts which was a bit 
> much but that was a desktop replacement).
> 
> So what I am currently doing it running a Laptop with server os and then 
> adding external usb hard drives, 500GB/1TB each, which add 12Watts per 
> device. This is the most energy efficient setup can I can currently come 
> up with for the flexibility and low power consumption since I like to 
> have at least 1 machine on 24/7 for services that I use from work and home.
> 
> -h
> 

   You mean CISC may be a waste after all? My Acorn StrongARM RiscPC does
not even bother with a processor heatsink, and has been running 24/7 for
about 15? years. ARM use low power CMOS which also makes them less prone to
radiation damage.

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