Save money on your electricity bill with the Mini File Server

Have you realized that you can save a lot of money and the environment by using a Mini-ITX system instead of a normal ATX system?

Let’s say your normal miditower server that you have running 24/7 in the closet draws 150W which is not unusual for a pretty powerful computer. What if you can lower it to 50W using the Mini File Server and a Mini-ITX motherboard instead? Read on and you’ll get an example how to calculate what you save.

What you would save is 100W (150W-50W)
That gives 2400W per day (100W*24)
That gives 2.4 kWH (2400/1000)
2.4 * <whatever the cost per kWH is>. Here in Sweden that would be around 0,1€ per KWh
0.24€ per day * 365 days = 87,6€
You would save almost 90€ a year alone on the electricity bill.

And not to mention that you also save the environment - priceless!

January 15, 2008 | Filed Under Blog