On Wednesday, 21 May 2025 12:02:36 British Summer Time Matt Jolly wrote: > On 21/5/25 20:56, whiteman808 wrote: > > Does make sense buying new router or just repurposing this PC will be a > > better idea? > > That's up to you and what makes the most sense right now. You can always > change your mind later and repurpose the hardware for something else. > > My router is still a SFF desktop with a USB 4g dongle as a backup > connection because it was 'cheap at the time'. It probably costs me more > in power over the long run, but I haven't done the maths to know what > the break even point on a N100 or ARM device would be like. > > Besides, letting perfectly good hardware go to (e)waste is a terrible > thing to see, and I get a lot of my power (at least half the day) > from solar.
I tend to keep functionally good hardware going, until repair or upgrading the same old kit becomes uneconomic. An article presenting a particular microtic and its power consumption as a quick reference: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs504-4xq-in-review-momentus-4x-100gbe-and-25gbe-desktop-switch-marvell/3/ However, to do this properly it is best to refer to the actual kit specification. I would guess it will take quite a few years before any power savings will match the zero capital cost of a repurposed PC.
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