[ubuntu-uk] Optional headless server...

[Bruno Girin]

On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 22:19 +0100, John Stevenson wrote:
> On 28 June 2010 22:12, Tyler J. Wagner <tyler at tolaris.com> wrote:
>         As long as the card is on the bus, it is powered. The card
>         itself may have a
>         specific power-save mode, but I very much doubt it.
>         
>         The power consumed by the monitor is another story, but you
>         know how to turn
>         that off.
>         
>         If you want a way to save power and periodically run commands
>         and fetch stuff,
>         just buy a low-power PC. My Intel Atom-powered box consumes 26
>         W in normal
>         operation, so I never turn it off.
>         
>         Regards,
>         Tyler
> 
> If you like the idea of a low powered pc, the Acer Aspire revo are
> very nice: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/200537
> 
> I have 4 all running Lucid and I didn't have to pay the window tax. 

Another supplier you may want to have a look at are TranquilPC: I've got
one of their T2e boxes running Lucid Server it is really completely
silent, and they have OS free options on all their hardware:
http://www.tranquilpc.co.uk/

Bruno