MSI AP1900 All-In-One PC $449 from City Software. Cheapest price on Staticice is $529.
MSI AP1900 All-In-One PC $449 from City Software.
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Hi papafox,
how many watts does a regular desktop computer might draw?
eg a 2.3 GHz Celeron with a 7200 rpm drive and say an 18" monitor? 40 watts, 50, 70 … ?
Well seeing as how the average PSU most people have is about 300w+…
PSUs don't draw their rated sticker wattage, they draw what the systems parts need. Good quality PSUs will have over 80% efficiency (all computers run on DC and the PSU is what transforms it from AC), but most cheap ones that's go with a system like the one foundit mentions would likely be ~70% efficiency.
A HDD under full load draws around 10W. A mainboard with onboard graphics, around 25-35W. The CPU would be similar to the mainboard. Maybe throw in a few extra watts for a wireless card and the RAM. So after efficieny is factored in, up to 100W. Probably around 40-70W most of the time due to built in power saving modes.
Here's an E3200 and E3300 system pulling under 140W under load with an ATI Radeon HD 4890 which draws around 40-55W by itself in 2D and basic 3D modes as seen here.
So yeah. Under 80W is likely. But you'd have to add the monitor's power draw, which would likely be 40+W.
you can sorta force W7 on all of the MSI nettops/netbooks if you're smart enough
one must question why though when you can get devices with W7 on them from other companies
Yep - if you buy one, just stick with WinXP. Win7 doesn't provide any really useful features for this type of computer.
I have an MSI Wind U100 and Windows 7 is awesome on it. I didn't even need to install any drivers because Windows automatically grabbed them itself. I would assume the same would be with this nettop? Correct me if I'm wrong?
Great price. These are really good nettops. They were designed for an office environment - they only draw 35 watts - so they are great for web surfing, emails and word processing, but they are less good for games or graphics. I have used one to edit photos - it had acceptable performance - but it was hopeless are ripping a DVD.
There is a catch to these MSI nettops, though. For whatever reason, MSI has decided not to support Windows 7 on them - no drivers, so no upgrade available (or possible).
Otherwise, a great little nettop at a great price