Re: Low power PC option

["Jonathan Shaw" <semi.jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Gumbrell"
<david.gumbrell@...>=20
wrote:
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> Hi Chaps,
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> I used to run quite happily on a VIA board, but my camera card=20
seemed to be
> incompatible with the VIA chpset, and I think the load would have=20
been too
> much. So now I am contemplating a Core2Duo board and hope for some=20
power
> optimisation or wondering whether I can go back to the MiniITX and=20
just
> start a separate CCTV machine when appropriate. Having said that,=20
it's quite
> useful having the CCTV running all the time.
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>

If you go the Core2Duo route let us know how the power optimisation=20
works out.=20=20

What attracts me is the price/performance of off-the-shelf PCs, if=20
they can be power optimised then it looks very attractive.  I've done=20
the build my own in the past but its shocking how much extra it costs=20
and how briefly the benefits last!  A VIA / mobile core duo machine=20
may have a lower power usage but if it costs =A3100s more to buy then=20
it doesn'tlook so attractive!=20=20

Thanks
Jon