Re: Mac Mini power performance

[Andy Davies <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

What chipset does the Mini use these days?

I seem to remember part of the problem with power consumption of the
atom boards is that the chipset rather than processor is hungry.

Andy

2009/3/16 JonShaw <semi.jon@xxxxxxx>:
> One of the most impressive things about the new Mac Mini is its idle
powe=
r
> consumption -13W - which for me would make it a perfect HA platform in
te=
rms
> of power electrical and compute for normal everyday workloads and
camera
> work when the house is unoccupied. =A0However without a COM port its
usel=
ess
> for Cortex and I'd like a couple of PCI slots for voice-modem and
camera
> card. =A0 =A0I was hoping the Atom boards would have at least
addressed l=
ow
> power but claimed low power Mini ITX systems seem energy hogs compared
wi=
th
> the Mac Mini. =A0While Fit PC is very low power (and has COM port!)
=A0 i=
t is
> more than half the price of a Mini but a compute weakling by
comparison.
>
>
>
> Are any of the manufacturers of PC or mini ITX boards planning to
build
> something that competes of the power-performance of the Mac Mini? =A0I
am
> beginning to wonder if a active-standby =A0Cortex system might work
out
> cheaper (high & low power machines with high power machine on only
when
> house unoccupied)!
>
>
>


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