On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Timothy Hume <t...@nomuka.com> wrote: > My current PC is not very healthy. I am considering building a new low > power consumption machine. I want something a bit more powerful than a > Soekris, but it doesn't have to be the fastest machine around. I will > be using the machine for web browsing, Email, managing my digital > photos and so on. The main requirement is that the machine is quiet > and has a low power consumption so I can leave it on all the time. I > obviously want to build something which works "perfectly" with > OpenBSD. > > Is it possible to build something like I describe which uses under 30 > Watts, and if so, what hardware would people recommend?
Almost any modern notebook will use less than 30 watts and be significantly more powerful than a Soekris.