On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:26:04 +0100 Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-u...@dow.land> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 10:01:00AM +0100, Joe wrote: > >I'm considering using something like a Raspberry Pi when the current > >HP Microserver dies, but I'm not sure it will be a lot cheaper to > >run, given that it will need external hard drives and an external > >Ethernet port. > > Depending on why you feel you'd need an external Ethernet port, the > Pi 4 might address that issue for you (it's no longer wired over the > USB bus) It's my main firewall, as I have little control over the ISP-supplied router. > > I'm reminded that I have never properly measured the power > consumption of my always-on NAS: I built it to be low power and I've > connected it via a watt-meter but I haven't ever read the manual for > how to use the meter (or looked at its display). > The Microserver takes around 35 Watts with two hard drives and a small SSD aboard. The Pi consumption will be tiny, and by the time I need it, I will probably be able to afford terabyte SSDs, they're down to about £100 now. -- Joe
