News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025. Parent comment

Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by port11 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:59PM (#46606970)
People need to stop using the old Mac Pros for home servers, jeez.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by darknavi on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:16PM (#46608171)
I had a old, cheap, used Dell R710 that I bought used in ~2016 until 2025. It only took a few months of running a new, much more efficient server to pay for its self.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by port11 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:31AM (#46615867)
My EliteDesk G4 idles at 11W with 4 drives, so it’s not too bad. I really wish we could get something cooler, but it does the job beautifully. I see 150+ for the Dell, ouch.
[ Parent | on HN ]