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Fuel-Cell Backup Power Under Your Desk

Posted by timothy on from the and-a-nikon-d1x-please dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Just up this evening on the Coleman Powermate web site: This is the first commercial fuel cell product that I am aware of. Who wants one under their Christmas tree?" I just wish the fuel wasn't quite so expensive.

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  1. no remote management? by Gunstick · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It seems not to have a serial or ethernet port.
    If you are not having it under your desk but in machine room like they show on one of the pics, you will never know if it's actually in good health.
    Also I did not see an indication that it could tell a computer to shutdown before it runs out of fuel.

    George

    --
    Atari rules... ermm... ruled.
  2. Re:Great.... If you can afford it. by mmontour · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Doing some basic math, the cost of a fuel comes out to about $416.66 per bottle, unless I am missing something major.

    One thing you might be missing is that you are paying for two things with each bottle of fuel: the fuel itself, and the bottle that's holding it.
    For example you might pay $416 for a new bottle of fuel, but get a $350 credit when you return the empty one (I couldn't find their actual price for fuel refills, but since they're using a metal-hydride storage technology, the cost of the cylinders will be significant).