Wireless Internet In An Off-Grid House

matt20 writes "This is an interesting article of a family living off-grid using solar panels. In such a setting, every watt adds up. The typical home computer and monitor use almost 150 watts. What is the best computer arrangement in such a setting? Here is what worked best for them. Anyone know what percent of our national power is used on computers? Should we be thinking wireless on laptops?" Even on-grid, this article raises some good points about power consumption and convenience.

Comments

Don't Get It

[gmhowell]

This guy lives in Hawaii, spent the money for solar, and is nickle and diming on computers?? What a screwball. I. Just. Don't. Get. It. And, FWIW, did he look for a desktop computer with non-commodity/low-power parts?

Why not just hook a car alternator up to an excercise bike, and pedal for that extra power. Yeah!

Screwball.

Re:Cost

[Breakfast Pants]

answer the question! AU or US. You nicely sidestepped it by going on about a tangent the parent briefly mentioned (namely his power bill).

Re:it's not an arid climate, by a long shot

[rhakka]

apparently I missed that, my mistake.. I think texas I think desert, what can ya expect from a damn yankee, right?

urp..

Re:Home DC power

[JPelorat]

Cool, so if you, your wife, or any of your family get trampled to death or encounter some other kind of animal-induced mortality, especially if it's a circus animal, I'll be sure to root for the critter that did it. I'll laugh and laugh and laugh as she dies in your arms, coughing up blood and piteously mewling your name. Stompachu, I choose you! Use Morally Superior Smash Attack! Huzzah!

Well, no. See, unlike you, I wouldn't actually do that... cos it's a goddamn sick thing to do..

Quite a disturbing image when it gets personal like that, though, isn't it? Not nearly as fun to contemplate when you're on the other end of that scenario, is it?