Re: [Trisquel-users] Status on Loongson processor?

[gymnarchusniloticus]

The main reason for choosing MIPS/ARM over x86 is the RISC design. CISC  
computers are power hungry and overheat a lot. The whole Genesi Smarttop[1]  
has 5w power consumption and does not have a cooling system. The CuBox[2] has  
another ARM processor, can decode 1080p and has 3w power consumption. Another  
one is the Wyse T50[3] thin client which can connect to dual monitors over  
Full HD and consumes no more than 7.2 watts and does not operate over 40°C.  
All of this is cheaper to produce than CISC counterparts. My current  
processor (Phenom II X2 550) alone consumes 80w incorporated in a giant  
motherboard which is inside another giant case that does not even fit in the  
desk spot designed for it. Stuff like the Fuloong or T50 would save me a lot  
of space and electricity money.

[1] https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11
[2] http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox
[3] http://www.wyse.com/products/hardware/thinclients/T50/