ed@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I have been running for four years a VIA C3 800Mhz computer, with 512MB of > RAM, and a pair of 80GB IDE drives. It pulls 45 watts from the wall when > idle - and 55 when 'crunching' away. Thanks for the suggestions. I've been a little surprised, looking at a few setups, how little energy one can save. My incredibly ancient PIII with 2 SCSI disks and one IDE disk, seems to use just over 80 watts in normal usage. I was sort of expecting I'd be able to get this down to 20-30 watts, but the really low power systems I've looked at all seem deficient in one way or another.
