On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:14:51 +0100 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Personally I don't see any real incentive to stop using generic PCs. The incentives are: 1. Cost cutting - $25-$45 total for the host computer. Compare this to a MiniITX board + RAM +CPU (if not soldered on) + power supply + case. When the Beagle Board was $150, this was not an issue, but the low cost of these new boards is revolutionary. 2. Size reduction - This ripples through the control design and allows for smaller enclosures. From my perspective, this is a big deal :) 3. Power reduction - This is not so big a deal as the wattage reduction over an energy efficient PC isn't that big compared to the total power input to the typical machine, but it does allow for a cost and size reduction of the power supply (ATX style can be replaced by a single voltage supply which is smaller, and avoids the cost of using a PicoPSU). Thanks, Matt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
