On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 09:11 +1030, Tim wrote: > I've seen one or two of those before. They made me think of stereo > system salesman, the ones who push what *they* call a 800 Watt unit onto > clueless customers. Some of the estimations seem a little exhorbitant. > > - You need a 500 Watt power supply. > - What for? I'm not trying to cook a roast with it... Just to keep this thread alive, since I'm enjoying the hardware howto, just how many watts does a DvD burn use? Just wondering what the draw would be. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================