2012-06-07, 10:49
My 2008 Mac Mini consumes 29W when playing a 720p video. It's nearer 20W at idle.
My Revo 3610 consumes 23W when playing a 720p video.
In the UK one watt costs about £1.25 a year if it's running 24x7, so the financial consequences of the ARM's low power consumption are insignificant.
What's more exciting is that the ARMs are so small and cheap that I can see them appearing in all sorts of kit e.g. your DVD player could run XBMC.
My Revo 3610 consumes 23W when playing a 720p video.
In the UK one watt costs about £1.25 a year if it's running 24x7, so the financial consequences of the ARM's low power consumption are insignificant.
What's more exciting is that the ARMs are so small and cheap that I can see them appearing in all sorts of kit e.g. your DVD player could run XBMC.
