excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down13
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minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·4 hours agoMy NAS draws about 25w (without drives). Show me an old PC with 6 3.5” drive bays that draws 25w.
minus-squarelectricleopard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoAt idle or under normal load? Im tempted to get the killawatt out.
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIdle. Under load a bit more. It’s a mobile chipset, so it is efficient. Not as powerful as a desktop for sure but totally handles my basic workloads.
My NAS draws about 25w (without drives). Show me an old PC with 6 3.5” drive bays that draws 25w.
At idle or under normal load? Im tempted to get the killawatt out.
Idle. Under load a bit more. It’s a mobile chipset, so it is efficient. Not as powerful as a desktop for sure but totally handles my basic workloads.