Author: Chris. Aubrey-Smith Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] NAS reommendations
On 27 June 2011 18:51, Peter Andrijeczko <peter.andrijeczko@???>wrote:
> Chris
>
> I was actually doing that with a Linux PC as a server for years - the main
> reason I went to NAS drives is that these draw somewhere around 20-30W
> apiece compared to a PC that was probably averaging around 150-200W with its
> 500W PSU.
>
> --Peter
>
> On 24 June 2011 21:52, Chris. Aubrey-Smith <cas194@???> wrote:
>
Peter,
A valid point, of course, but for an old skinflint like me, near-zero
up-front cost still weighs heavily against noise and energy consumption.
