>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Russell> Furthermore they are bulky and consume about 60W of Russell> electricity, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Greg> This argument is compelling on its own. The electricity savings amounts to something in the range of $35-$40 per year, if I recall my calculations correctly. Russell> We have identified a replacement device that is much more Russell> compact, has no moving parts, is about twice as capable and Russell> uses only about 5W of electric power. The only downside is Russell> that it is not free. In a bulk purchase, each one will cost Russell> about $175 to put together. Greg> Is this the one you showed me? Can I just say that it's a sexy Greg> device? I can? Fabulous. $175 does seem expensive for a node, Greg> but at the same time, it's a steal when you consider everything Greg> it's doing, ease of maintenance and reduced power consumption. It is that device I showed you. I used it at the One Web Day event in September as a gateway router. It has a spare ethernet interface that I had available to do a wireless backhaul (via a nanostation2) in case our DSL failed. Russell> Initially, we'd like to buy 30 of these devices, which will Russell> total a bit over $5,000, and completely replace all of the Russell> existing recycled PC routers. Greg> How many more after that? Does this mean we can have a simple Greg> 1-2-3 easy-setup kit for new nodes? The quantity 30 covers enough for all our existing nucabs, plus a few spares. More would depend on how successful this fundraiser is. ;-) There is still some site-specific adaptation required. You need to configure the upstream connection (dhcp or static), you still might need to run wires, etc. Russell> We'd like *YOU* to help raise that money. Greg> I'll throw it at our executive committee and see if they are Greg> willing to put forth the money. We're big into sustainable Greg> design and practice, so I may be able to appeal to their Greg> conscience for saving electricity. Thank you for putting this Greg> out there, Russel. Takes guts. That would be awesome! Thanks! -- Russell Senior, Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
