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I don't get it. The site (www.tonidoplug.com) touts all sorts of ways one can share his desktop computer with the world. Presuming that the desktop computer i
by ShabbyDoo 17y ago
I don't get it. The site (www.tonidoplug.com) touts all sorts of ways one can share his desktop computer with the world. Presuming that the desktop computer is on the network, why would a software-only solution not be sufficient? I understand the home NAS use case, but that's a well-solved problem already. The author of the zdnet article touts how great the "plug" would be for education, but why wouldn't someone's old PC running Ubuntu be better (or at least good enough)?
Oh, look! It's a computer IN A PLUG!
- codemechanic 17y agoThe reason is it consumes less power compared to your old desktop. It costs only 7$ to run a plug computer for a year compared to $125 for your desktop
- ShabbyDoo 17y ago"compared to $125 for your desktop" - Does this number include the display? Perhaps an old laptop with the lid shut would be more efficient than a desktop?
- ErrantX 17y agoNot a huge amount more (as long as your talking about an old desktop too). We use a load of old IBM's in a similar way as monitoring stations/servers to shove into networks. For fun I've been running a few attached to power monitors to see what it's like; not brilliant is the answer. Power consumption is roughly the same as an old Dell server we also use.
- codemechanic 17y agoEnlighten me. Can you show the power consumption details of your old IBM servers. For Ex, the plug consumes 5 Watts. Probably saving $100 for a year is not much for you.