On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:27:56 +0200, RalfGesellensetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
And then I wonder if there is any calculations of energy balance comparing these three options - re-use an old (but power consumptive) PC
PCs generally used less power 10 years ago than today.
- dump the PC and buy a new one that is less hungry for energy
If you buy a typical desktop PC it will likely be much _more_ hungry for energy. PCs that use less juice under load than a typical early Pentium will be a special order item. This is due to chip manufacturers struggling to keep up with Moore's law. For the first 30 years that law seemed like a law of nature. For the last 10 years it has remained as an expectation, but something had to give: The chips grew bigger and more power hungry.
- buy a dedicated internet router (approx. 20 Euro)
In terms of energy consumption special purpose routers are much better than generic PCs. Only the extremely low-power PCs (mini-ITX from VIA comes to mind) can compete there. -- Herman Robak -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
