So, when idle, the Geode consumes only 40% of the power of the Atom. I do think that this is relevant when specing up a new system.
Many thanks for the figures Tom PS I now have an image in my head of Darrick and Lonnie with their Kill-A-Watts, Ghostbuster-style. -----Original Message----- From: Lonnie Abelbeck [mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com] Sent: 15 June 2012 16:15 To: AstLinux Users Mailing List Cc: Tom Chadwin Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX Hi Tom, I whipped out my hand dandy Kill-A-Watt meter: 1.8 GHz Intel dual core Atom D525 - AC line power of 23 watts (idle). 500 Mhz AMD Geode LX net5501 - AC line power of 9 watts (idle). Tom, your fleet of net5501's will no doubt be working for you for years to come. I think Christopher's point is if a person was starting from scratch today, a dual core Atom system's cost is not much more than a net5501 with a lot more performance for the future. Both are "green" in my book. If a variable speed fan is used on the Atom, it is very quiet under normal conditions. Lonnie On Jun 15, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Tom Chadwin wrote: > How does the power consumption compare? Silent (ie fanless) and green were strong elements in my selecting the net5501. > > Tom > > > From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com] > Sent: 15 June 2012 00:04 > To: eldorado...@yahoo.com; astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX > > Several of us share that opinion. The net5501 in particular is so fussy with the cf card, it's a problem. > > Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse my brevity. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Cadillac Kid [eldorado...@yahoo.com] > Received: Thursday, 14 Jun 2012, 5:52pm > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List [astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net] > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX > > With the cost of Atom systems coming down so much now, I am rethinking the whole idea of even using Soekris boards.. although they are ROCK STABLE! in the field.. at some point I know CompactFlash is going to be EOL'd making the net5501 close to useless (the SATA on it is not real). the Net6501 is Nice but Pricey.. I have installed several Atom Boards in a semi fanless environment (no Chip fans, but one variable speed case fan).. I find variable speed fans have a LONG LIFE in the field assuming the room the system is in is not 100 degrees or more.. even with one atom system "Cooked" in a 110 degree switch room it didnt seem to flinch.... > > I can build a Jetway NF99FL-525 system with 4 gigs of RAM, 8 GB CF card, and a 2 slot case for just about the same or slightly more than a Net5501 board, case, power... > > -Christopher > > From: Darrick Hartman <dhart...@djhsolutions.com> > To: 'AstLinux Users Mailing List' > <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:44 AM > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX > > If a small business can't afford the cost of a $200 ALIX system, I doubt they have a need for a phone system. You'll be spending more in phones. > > Bottom-line, I don't see us supporting ARM processor in the foreseeable future. It is an interesting product though. > > Darrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Loron [mailto:pet...@standingwave.org] > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:42 PM > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX > > Depends on the business. I suspect many of these would make nice fanless appliance servers for small groups that only need to handle a small number of calls at the same time. > > -Pete > > On Jun 12, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Darrick Hartman wrote: > > > All of these other cheap devices are interesting, but not very practical in a business use setting. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Loron [mailto:pet...@standingwave.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:39 PM > > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux on VIA Technologies' Neo-ITX > > > > Given the rapid increase in cheap commodity ARM devices (including HP servers, Raspberry PI, Beagle, etc) it would seem advantageous to get the platform ready for ARM... > > > > -Pete > > > > On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Kristian Kielhofner wrote: > > > >> It's theoretically possible but none of the toolchain and > >> cross-compiler support for ARM CPUs has been tested. 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