[plug] Anybody know how this thing works?

[Michael Holland]

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Russell wrote:

> They have one advantage over PCs: the specs for the one above say that
> its power supply brick produces 12 Volts at 3 Amps, which is
> substantially less power than an equivalent PC draws.

What is an equivalent PC? How about a PIII mini-PC with external power
brick, e.g.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130018861836

Draws around 25W idle, 50W max, incl internal 3.5" IDE drive.
Dead quiet with a new fan and HDD. Perfect for many Linux appliances.