Hardware Talk :: Low Power Consumption Mini-ITX



I am looking for a extremely low power consumption ITX that I can run DSL from (via usb pen or flash).  I have emailed DSL, but realize they are probably busy and will get back to me when they can.

Any of you own the little ITX's that DSL sells know the power consumption?

I am essentially wanting to run the box and a small LCD screen on the road via solar power.

Thanks
I would bet that the lowest power consumption would be either the nano-itx mobo or the EPIA-5000 fanless mobo. You could equip either with a USB flash or compact flash. You could use the ultra compact power supply driven by a 12 volt solar panel. The dc-dc power supply consumes very little leaving the board as the significant consumer.

To be conservative your solar panel should be able to provide around 20 watts of power at 12 volts.

Via has just announced a new EK series of boards. One runs at 800 Mhz and consumes only 19 watts. (It is also fanless)

Jeff
The DSMs are only 5V @ 4.5A.  I think that's about the lowest power consuming x86 system you could find that could run DSL nicely.

http://damnsmalllinux.org/store/Mini_ITX_Systems/Damn_Small_Machine
12 volt solar panels are easy to find.

5v @ 4.5 amps ---

P = I x E  == 22.5 watts

fos....
:p  Oops, I guess it was late.
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