MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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Thinking of getting a used Mac Mini to replace a Dell server that I have to have running 24x7 but doesn't do an awful lot of work (web based database server for a client).
I think I can save about £16/month in electricity by running the Mini, but I could do with an accurate power consumption (I'm working on an assumption of about 30w for the Mini and 200w for the Dell).
Monitoring the Mac Mini's power usage using a Kill-A-Watt power meter, we saw the readout fluctuate between 7 and 8 watts when the system was sitting at idle. When running our CPU-intensive Cinebench test, the power consumption was pegged at 26 or 27 watts.
From [url= http://computershopper.com/desktops/reviews/apple-mac-mini-2010-version ]here[/url]
Cheers Woody. Going to measure the Poweredge consumption later and see if it will make sense to change.
How much money will the Mac mini cost? Surely it'll take a canny bit of electric to cover the cost of the Mac to start with?
Poweredges are notoriously power hungry.
Perhaps look at getting an ultra low-power mini ITX?