Energy costs make up a significant share of a company’s data center and IT budget.
The Fit PC2 uses less than 10 watts of power compared with the 110 watts consumed by a traditional desktop
So what about putting the 100-watt desktop computer on an electric diet? The Fit PC2 was introduced early this year running with Microsoft’s aging Windows XP and the flaccid Vista. It now runs on the perky Windows 7.
And it does so with 10 watts or less of power – 6 watts under a light load. The result is a two-third cut in power consumption compared with other power efficient desktops and greater savings versus more traditional non-portables, says maker CompuLab of Israel.
The secret is that the Fit PC2 uses Intel’s low-power Atom chip (1.6 GHz) and the miserly US15W controller hub.
It also is strikingly small – taking its appearance from Apple’s Mini, which by the way claims to use only 14 watts when sitting idle. (No stats for under load.)
The big question is whether it is the start of a new product category designed for the new green corporation. Let’s hope so. There is a lot of energy to be saved with under utilized desktop computers.
10 watts and runs windows 7? how is that possible???