From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3588513877A for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:18:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DD88FE0C7C; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:02:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from icp-osb-irony-out7.external.iinet.net.au (icp-osb-irony-out7.external.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.224]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76E5AE0C56 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:02:30 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgUFAAmmrFNqRXLW/2dsb2JhbABagw1Sg0jBMwGBChZ1hAMBAQUjDwFFEQsNCwICBRYLAgIJAwIBAgFFEwgBAYg9DqR/nUUXgSuIH4RfCQVQFoJhgUwFikWQFIcBKYxLg08wL4ED X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.01,556,1399996800"; d="scan'208";a="535997078" Received: from unknown (HELO mail.vm.localdomain) ([106.69.114.214]) by icp-osb-irony-out7.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2014 07:02:12 +0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.vm.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25635B89C1 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:02:05 +0800 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at localdomain Received: from mail.vm.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.vm.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id pJR2Gim2ZCqz for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:01:47 +0800 (WST) Received: from [192.168.44.7] (rattus.lan.localdomain [192.168.44.7]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.vm.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BE1D5B89BD for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:01:47 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: <53ACA65A.4090104@iinet.net.au> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:01:46 +0800 From: Bill Kenworthy User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.6.0 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: power requirement (WAS: smartctrl drive error @60%) References: <53AA050F.4070907@gmail.com> <49620f42-d9c3-43b1-9f01-1250e52eb950@email.android.com> <53AA587F.8090300@gmail.com> <53AA7D11.6070909@thegeezer.net> <53AA7EF5.2000903@gmail.com> <53AAA791.4050506@thegeezer.net> <53AACB8D.6010300@gmail.com> <20140626161935.GA3061@asp.tu-ilmenau.de> <53AC52CE.2070504@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53AC52CE.2070504@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Archives-Salt: 57e08ce6-2c34-44c7-905a-4da549ba4ecf X-Archives-Hash: ce712369bc3562399c6e9fdf4e9b446c On 27/06/14 01:05, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 06/26/2014 09:19 AM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: >> Gosh, power must be really cheap in your corner of the world (or is it just >> stupidly expensive over here?) I wouldn’t call 150 W “only”, especially for >> a 24/7 device. Or is that the maximum under load? >> > > Where I am power 7.52 cents per kWh. However, if you go over a certain > amount per billing period (in my area it's 1376 kWh) the price increases > to 11.2 cents per kWh for anything above that limit. > > In comparison to around the world, I know we are on the low end of power > cost. > > When I build a PC, I don't even think anything about its power > requirements. Lately though I've been going to smaller form factors for > convenience, and due to this I can take advantage of better energy > efficiency. When I shop for appliances, etc. I do consider the power > consumption. I guess I'm strange that way. > > Dan > > http://www.synergy.net.au/at_home/smartpower_sm1_tariff.xhtml 47.7c peak time - wish I could run a lead over to your place :) I run ~16hrs a day and power down when I am asleep. Once power gets to these levels you are forced to start rationalising. I use raspberry pi's for some functions that need 24hr uptime (IP security camera image storage etc.) and moved to a cisco router instead of my former (and better) gentoo based firewall router. BillK