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Re: Forcasts, why won't anyone believe them?

  • From: Alex
  • Date: Tue Jan 16 23:42:00 2001

Yes, but is it *really* measurable?

I mean, are we talking a difference of more than a watt (in a machine that
already pulls 80 to 120 watts)?

1% difference in power consumption could be related to someone passing
wind in the building on the same power grid.




> So, a busy Linux server generates more heat and uses more power than an
> idle Linux server.
> 
> I think FreeBSD does the same; I don't know about other OSs.
> -- 
> Chris Adams <[email protected]>
> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
> I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
> 
>