Comments on: Fit PC runs Linux and draws only 5W of power http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nick http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-81079 Nick Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:22:33 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/#comment-81079 I can see from the photo that this is a pretty small box, but it seems bigger than the motherboards I've seen with the same specs. It also costs over twice as much. You can just buy a Geode LX800 ALIX board and put it in a box and get this for only about $150. Those take "~5W" too. And I think the OEM board comes with a CF adapter onboard. I'm sure that saves a lot of power. I have also seen Mini-ITX boards with only 10-20W consumption with specs 4-5 times better than this. Nobody really needs to cut down on power as much as this thing does. I can see from the photo that this is a pretty small box, but it seems bigger than the motherboards I’ve seen with the same specs. It also costs over twice as much. You can just buy a Geode LX800 ALIX board and put it in a box and get this for only about $150. Those take “~5W” too. And I think the OEM board comes with a CF adapter onboard. I’m sure that saves a lot of power.

I have also seen Mini-ITX boards with only 10-20W consumption with specs 4-5 times better than this. Nobody really needs to cut down on power as much as this thing does.

]]> By: Jonathan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-38535 Jonathan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:49:43 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/#comment-38535 You know, I was wondering the same things, I can't say in any certain terms what the price for the UK market would be... I know they're being used as Firewalls... I don't see any reason that it couldn't be used as an X-Terminal but I might be missing something. SATA vs. IDE, well, I can't answer that question because I really don't know but I do agree that SATA would have been a better choice, perhaps it was a limitation of the motherboard that was used. You know, I was wondering the same things, I can’t say in any certain terms what the price for the UK market would be…

I know they’re being used as Firewalls… I don’t see any reason that it couldn’t be used as an X-Terminal but I might be missing something.

SATA vs. IDE, well, I can’t answer that question because I really don’t know but I do agree that SATA would have been a better choice, perhaps it was a limitation of the motherboard that was used.

]]> By: David Legg http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-38497 David Legg Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:35:23 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/10/15/fit-pc-runs-linux-and-draws-only-5w-of-power/#comment-38497 Do people use these as X-terminals? Also, what is the UK price? And if low wattage is a consideration, why does the unit use an IDE disk drive instead of SATA? Do people use these as X-terminals?

Also, what is the UK price?

And if low wattage is a consideration, why does the unit use an IDE disk drive instead of SATA?

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