Re: Electricty Usage/Costs (Again)

["David Gumbrell" <david.gumbrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting, be useful to compile some comparisons, especially
multi-disk PC
server vs multi-disk RAID NAS like the Infrant etc.

My meagre datapoints ...

Mini-ITX (1Ghz C3) one disk running DSL+ Slimserver, OS via CF card:55W
running, 43W HD spun-down, 17W standby (bloody disgraceful). When I've got
time I need to sort out forced shutdown and WOL from Cortex.

Also just replaced IPCOP/Old PC (dunno but probably ~100W) with the 6-NIC
firewall device from LINITX (1GHz C3 again, CF card, 133MHz SDRAM) - 17W
running. Looks like it would have quite a reasonable payback period.

Can't believe these shutdown results, complete disgrace, I must see what my
household baseload is like with "shutdown" PCs and various device
chargers
etc through the night. I think it would pay to sort out some more automated
sockets...

It also makes the multiple HA servers via virtualisation on single fast PC
vs multiple slower PC question worth getting some data on.

Cheers,

David


On 9/20/06, John Benfield <john.benfield@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > >Another scary thing I noticed is that when the Dell PC was
shut down,
> it
> > was
> > >still using 14Watts?!?!
> >
>
> I recently measured my Dell and that pulls around 17watts when it's
> 'turned
> off'. It now gets turned off at the mains once it's finished it
powerdown
> cycle.
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