On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Russell Senior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Furthermore they are > bulky and consume about 60W of electricity, 24 hours a day, 365 days a > year. > This argument is compelling on its own. > > We have identified a replacement device that is much more compact, has > no moving parts, is about twice as capable and uses only about 5W of > electric power. The only downside is that it is not free. In a bulk > purchase, each one will cost about $175 to put together. > Is this the one you showed me? Can I just say that it's a sexy device? I can? Fabulous. $175 does seem expensive for a node, but at the same time, it's a steal when you consider everything it's doing, ease of maintenance and reduced power consumption. > > Initially, we'd like to buy 30 of these devices, which will total a > bit over $5,000, and completely replace all of the existing recycled > PC routers. > How many more after that? Does this mean we can have a simple 1-2-3 easy-setup kit for new nodes? > > We'd like *YOU* to help raise that money. I'll throw it at our executive committee and see if they are willing to put forth the money. We're big into sustainable design and practice, so I may be able to appeal to their conscience for saving electricity. Thank you for putting this out there, Russel. Takes guts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
