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Sell a solar powered PC like this one == the perfect Home Server.

220 points posted to Environment, New Product Ideas, Servers and Storage by jmxz 11/30/07



It's real. Runs on just 8 watts of power (optional low powered display adds 10 more watts). And only costs about $400. It gets away with being low power by having no moving parts (flash drive)

For more info, you can buy one here

Now *that*'s what a 24x7 always-on home-server *should* be like. Low enough power that it's OK to leave always on (of course with external hard drives that spin down when not in use).

undead999
11/30/07		 vista incapable
jmxz
11/30/07		 undead999: "vista incapable"

Yeah. I'd venture to speculate that most any environmentally friendly device designed to be left on 24x7 (which we could define as something using under 10 watts) would be vista incapable.

Still a good product anyway.
lleonard
11/30/07		 This is an advertisement!
jmxz
11/30/07		 lleonard:

No, it's not. Note that it's extremely similar (same form factor; same low power, same "no moving parts") to an earlier idea I posted here:

http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/72974/This_is_what_I_want_in_a_Home_Server ...

The new part of this idea is that (a) someone actually makes one that works, and (b) this one is x86 based, and the other idea recommends ARM.
okroger104
11/30/07		 It's not very good looking though. But I guess this is just a sample idea looks wise.
jdelidc
12/02/07		 does it have a battery or do you have to plug it in at night?
jmxz
12/03/07		 The battery's optional when you order one.
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