Bubba power consumption without hard drive?
Posted: 30 Jul 2008, 18:14
Hi everyone,
I'm looking into getting one of the Bubba v1 boxes, but thinking of putting 2x compact flash cards inside (linked by a CF -> ATA converter.)
As far as I understand, most of the power consumption of the Bubba comes from the hard drive? If I were to use this compact flash solution, how much energy could I save by not having a hard drive?
Thanks
EDIT: Should have looked more carefully. Found this: "Consumption without disk is only less than 1W measured at the 12V inlet, but probably 3-4W on the mains power adapter since it gets less efficient with less load." Pretty amazing!
I'm looking into getting one of the Bubba v1 boxes, but thinking of putting 2x compact flash cards inside (linked by a CF -> ATA converter.)
As far as I understand, most of the power consumption of the Bubba comes from the hard drive? If I were to use this compact flash solution, how much energy could I save by not having a hard drive?
Thanks
EDIT: Should have looked more carefully. Found this: "Consumption without disk is only less than 1W measured at the 12V inlet, but probably 3-4W on the mains power adapter since it gets less efficient with less load." Pretty amazing!