Comment on Mini PC to replace fiber modem and wifi router. How to proceed?
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Those two devices are likely very low power arm devices. I wouldn’t be surprised if a mini pc consumes more power than those two devices. If power is your concern you should probably measure how much they’re actually pulling.
I dunno, my newest cable modem chews up a boatload of power for no good reason - really pisses me off.
It uses more power (50w) than my 2019 SFF desktop I run as a server, with an 8TB drive (20w).
I know because they both sit on their own smart switches.
50w… holy shit!
My server with 1 SSD, 3 HDDs running multiple docker containers doesn’t usually pull more than 35-40w.
My router tops out at 8w and my wireless access point at 5w IIRC.
My consumer broadband router (which acts as a WAP, modem, and router) looks like it’s rated for a 36W power supply. Putting a Kill-A-Watt wattmeter on it shows it currently using about 14W.
I would definitely complain. That sounds defective.
Its spec’d for that
Holy moly, what modem is that??
This is something I completely forgot to account for. I heard that some SFP modules (10G) can consume a lot of power. I think the devices are pretty low powered. I’ll have to get a smartmeter and rethink the setup. Thanks a lot!
Older 10G SFP+ models were definitely power hungry. I think they’ve gotten better since then, but I haven’t really looked into how much better.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 day ago
Maybe correct? Though my cable modem gobbles down some 15W… Without even doing the Wifi… So, I bet this isn’t a universal truth, as a Mini-PC will do less.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wow, that’s a power hungry modem… But, look into the power usage of those sfp modules. They can be ~10w on their own.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 20 hours ago
Yeah, they often get quite warm. Some day I’ll be in the same situation as OP. And I can’t wait to throw out that supid modem. No clue, though what kind of SFP the fiber provider requires. I mean there’s quite a selection available…