[aklug] Re: OLD MACHINES & linux

On Sun, February 15, 2015 5:19 am, James wrote:
> I've been running a Raspberry Pi as a my main nas/print server/VPN host for
> a year now, it's so cheap to run..
>
> Max power usage on a RPI is 1A at 5V, so it uses 5W max. Do the math, and
> this works out to 43.8 kWh per year. Even assuming an inefficient power
> supply, that it pulls max power constantly, and a pessimistic $0.20/kWh
> cost, it still is only a couple bucks per month.

I would have thought a NAS would require more CPU power than a Pi could
provide. Maybe it makes a difference if it's using ZFS or has high usage.

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Bryan Medsker
bryanm@acsalaska.net
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