Re: [nznog] Small linux boxes

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Hamish MacEwan wrote:

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:14, Simon Lyall wrote:

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However if you are only deploying a few units it might not be worth it. I make it at $2/month/server for a 10W saving.

Don't forget the "environmentally sensitive" AKA "green" multiplier.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman Even from a PR/environmental viewpoint it's pretty easy to lose the $2/month gain just in shipping, manufacturing and infrastructure (switchport) costs/power usage. -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar | eMT.