Re: Low power PC option

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are looking for the ultimate power saving CPU how about this=20
one just released from Via, it uses just 1W!

http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?
press_release_no=3D1467

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "dermot_bradley" <bradley@...>
wrote:
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Jonathan Shaw" <semi.jon@>
wrote:
> >
> > What attracts me is the price/performance of off-the-shelf
PCs,=20
if=20
> > they can be power optimised then it looks very attractive. 
I've=20
done=20
> > the build my own in the past but its shocking how much extra
it=20
costs=20
> > and how briefly the benefits last!  A VIA / mobile core duo=20
machine=20
> > may have a lower power usage but if it costs =A3100s more to
buy=20
then=20
> > it doesn'tlook so attractive!=20=20
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> I've just build a complete rackmount server with 64W Athlon Dual=20
Core,
> 512Mb RAM, 2 x 80Gb 2.5" SATA drives including case for about
220=20
quid
> - basically the same as it cost my in the past to build a lower
> specced Mini-ITX system.
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> Yes the Athlon uses more power but in the future I'll switch to the
> new 45W CPUs but compared to the Mini-ITX it has 2 PCI slots rather
> than 1 as well as PCI Express etc.
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> Also I've found the Jetway Mini-ITX motherboards (VIA C7-based) to=20
be
> completely unreliable with Linux and i've talked to several other
> people in the same boat.
>