From: Randy 

mike wrote:
> As I ponder a MacMini for a media hub, I also wondered how much power it
> and some other stuff used.
>
> I bought a power meter and measured...
>
> My new Windows desktop, about 140 watts.
>  (Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, two 250GB SATA drives)
>
> Old Windows desktop pulled, about 150 watts
>  (Intel P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 2 160GB SATA drives)
>
> MacMini, about 30 watts
>  (Core Duo 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 80GB drive)
>
> 26" Mitsubishi CRT television (circa 1988), about 150 watts, seven watts
> powered off but plugged in.
>
> Panasonic DVR powered on but not playing, about 30 watts.  2 watts
> powered off.
>
>   /m
>
>

I cobbled together a Linksys NSLU2, loaded unslung 6.8 and Twonkyvision
4.0, with a WD 120 GB/5400 RPM drive as my storage for my audio media
server.

I don't have a wattmeter, but I'd be suprised if it pulls down more than 20
watts with it on all the time.

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