____/ Mark Kent on Sunday 21 October 2007 09:07 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 20 October 2007 13:47 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 19 October 2007 21:00 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>> Open Source Software, OLPC, and the Importance of Being Green
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>| I'm referring to the need for the OLPC XO laptop to be extremely
>>>>>>| efficient in its power consumption. The OLPC laptop is designed to be
>>>>>>| used in places where there is no reliable power grid, or, in many
>>>>>>| cases, no power grid at all. This has challenged the OLPC Project is be
>>>>>>| very creative in how power is generated, stored and conserved.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://jmbuser.livejournal.com/6764.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I still feel very much that these devices could be fantastic to roll-out
>>>>> in British primary schools. You could kit every child in a classroom
>>>>> for less power consumption than the existing one or two machines in most
>>>>> current primary classrooms. That's a fantastic carbon footprint.
>>>>
>>>> I think they are happier with the Xandrosoft-based Eee(k!), but the
>>>> considerations here are different. In the UK, classrooms have very decent
>>>> electricity.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not for 65-150W per desk, though - air-con becomes a necessity, and then
>>> the electricity bill goes sky-high. At my school, we /already/ use
>>> air-con in the ICT suite, because it's just too warm otherwise.
>>>
>>> Bear in mind that the electricity bill has to be paid from the school's
>>> annual budget, so if money goes on leccy, then it isn't going on
>>> teachers or books or stationery or educational trips or visitors...
>>
>> I was thinking about recharging. How much does the Eeek! consume?
>>
>
> I don't know, to be honest, but I know that the XO is in the 2-5 Watts
> bracket, which is very good indeed. 30 of those in a classroom is about
> equivalent to one traditional PC and monitor!
Wow. That's lower consumption than I imagined. SForget about cranks and
batteries. Just set up a small gym next to the classroom.
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