Subj : Re: Rpi considerations To : Chris Green From : Computer Nerd Kev Date : Mon Jun 17 2024 09:27:23 Chris Green wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >> "Replacement" for what other desktops in that price range? >> >> Maybe compared to something second-hand that is 10 years old, and consumes >> 10x the power, perhaps. > > I think you're a bit behind the times there. PCs (as in x86_64 based) > can now be found, even second hand, that consume only four or five > watts. I have a number of Fujitsu Esprimo systems (Q557 and Q957) with > power consumption down around five watts, I'm sure there are other > manufacturers' systems similar. Interesting, did you find somewhere online that told you this before buying one? The specs I find for them are just the power supply wattage (and even that can take a lot of hunting sometimes), which for the Fujitsu Esprimo Q557 is 65W. I tried to find details about idle power consumption for these mini desktop systems and never got anywhere, except for x86_64 SBCs, so I bought one of them instead (similar wattage to what you quote, but a slower CPU). > Refurbished Q556s can be bought for around ?50 which compares > pretty favourably with a Pi 5, plus case, plus power supply, etc. If there was a physical shop selling them nearby me I'd turn up there with a power meter in-hand. It's very frustrating that the manufacturers don't talk about it (though RPi don't either, users just happen to post their own measurements online in places I can find). -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _# --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .