Looking at the pdf certification/specification documentation for the Dell
660s, I find the idle power is 51 watts, peaking to 100 watts under heavy
use. The idle power continues to be my concern (Anna talks about heat. But
it amounts to the same concern). For comparison purposes, Tony's MSI Atom
Here is a great reference for choosing hard drivers.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2013-mobile-hdd-charts/benchmarks,136.html
If you scroll down you will see power draw during idle, video playback,
database. Looks like we should easily do an entire system with drive for
3 watts
-Jon
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