A few watts more or less is so far down any sane list of concerns when selecting a NAS solution, I can't believe it's dominating the discussion here.
A few watts more or less is so far down any sane list of concerns when selecting a NAS solution, I can't believe it's dominating the discussion here.
It's nice to be rich and not care, isn't it...
I calculated that over the entire lifetime of my current system, the energy will cost me more than the system itself, all 10 HDDs included, and it's only 50 W or so.
The rich people I know got that way by being very selective regarding what they care about.
You're most probably right, but this discussion started with my statement that there are no low power NAS boards.
The need for low power NAS boards is an entirely different matter. And so are advices on how to get rich.
> It's nice to be rich and not care, isn't it...
Depends on what electricity costs in your place. It can be anywhere from 10 ct/kWh to 45 ct/kWh and that makes a huge difference at the end of the month.
A huge difference, or between a (10W x (8,760 hours/12) x 10¢/kWh =) 73¢ and $3.29 difference per month?