Use Linux to Reduce Your Power Bill

Stephen Herzog writes "Linux Devices has published an article about the AcquiSuite, a Linux based hardware device that collects and reports energy consumption information. Companies who are looking at energy management solutions need to keep the cost down in order to recover their retrofit cost with savings from the energy bill. Linux is a perfect fit for cheap data collection devices in part because "Linux provides complete TCP/IP functionality, PPP... and no royalties"."

Comments

Re:Not only does it reduce your power bill....

[stratjakt]

If you run an intel processor, it systematically shuts down logic thats not in use (fpu, etc), and it has nothing to do with the OS. It will shut itself down, the equivalent of a halt, without the halt.

Only the Athlons need the archaic halt command.

Nice troll, though.

Re:Linux toggles less gates for workload...

[stratjakt]

> Linux ran at about 78F degrees. Windows ran at about 92F degrees. Same tasks for both.

Same tasks? Pray tell, which tasks? vi vs. MS Word? 78F CPU temp is awful freakin cold. Was linux running in an IGLOO?

You're comparing a linux CLI to Windows with a full GUI, and getting heat of the video card, extra proc time devoted to rendering.

Compare the heat generated in the Q3 timedemo on both, and see if there's a difference with the CPU under a full load. There won't be.

Bah to cooked benchmarks.

Also, I've never seen a CPU vary that much from full idle to a full load.

Either A) Your friend misapplied the ASIII and heatsink, B) Your friend is a liar, or C) You made this shit up knowing a MS slam would get you karma.