funkstar wrote: > Not really. If you already have the hardware then you aren't going to > spend, say, £300 on parts. The difference in electricity usage isn't > going to be vast, especially if you are using modest salvaged hardware. > It will take you years to save the £300 you spent. > > Also, what about factoring in the energy used in manufacturing that new > hardware you bought that wasn't strictly necessary. Then there is the > waste produced by throwing out the old, not unneeded hardware :)
Yeah, but. Being Green is not about being cost effective. The most cost effective way to generate power is to use coal, but you can't even say that anymore. ;-) And the actual most greenhouse friendly way to generate power is nuke, but very few greens will admit to that either. I don't see the issue in the first place. No one would use a kilowatt powered gaming rig for a SlimServer, the old mellow things work fine. Just leave it on in your basement. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
