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--- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com, "fluppeteer" <yahoo@...> wrote:
\n> In the good old days. If it helps, PCI-e has a 75W limit down
\n> the (16-lane) PCI-e slot, plus another 75W down the six-pin
\n> connector - so cards with no extra power input must draw less
\n> than 75W. IIRC AGP is 40W per molex, and 40W on the board -
\n> a 6600GT needs an extra molex for AGP, but uses slot power
\n> on PCI-e. Opterons pull around 90-110W peak; Pentium 4s are
\n> worse - check the manufacturers' sites for specs, I may be
\n> out of date.
\n>
\n> > And the low power consumption ones seem less appealing than
\n> > laptop components.
\n>
\n> A mini-ITX motherboard is pretty low power (my EPIA is around
\n> 9W), or a Pentium M version gives relatively reasonable
\n> performance. They're a lot easier to stick a PCI graphics
\n> card into than a laptop, and may be cheaper too. They have
\n> their limitations, though
\n>
\n> > and use either several laptops with VTcards using remote
\n> > desktop to just have one keyboard/mouse or if that PC card
\n> > to multiple PCI slots work then I would prefer that because
\n> > I could find some low power consumption cards that run
\n> > simple VGA wuxga resolution and just one computer. This is
\n> > the solution I think I really need so I'm going to pursue this.
\n>
\n> Sounds expensive. I'd really think about mini-ITX and normal
\n> PCI cards.
\n>
\n> Maxivista can do four machines at once. I didn't think remote
\n> desktop lets you span, but I've not tried much. I've thought of
\n> the same thing with my Librettos or some Zauruses (Zauri?) using
\n> X11/Xinerama/xdmx. Perhaps you could run Wine on top of such a
\n> set-up?
\n>
\n> > Appears NEC dropped that QXGA 15" laptop resolution option
\n> > within months of making it available, they made headlines
\n> > with this laptop, but I guess it was either not profitable
\n> > or they had problems with the screens.
\n> Bear in mind they're not as bright as desktop panels, may
\n> not be as evenly lit, probably won't have the response or
\n> viewing angles, etc. The NEC 2048x1536 panels were also
\n> 16-bit, IIRC. Still, they're a good solution if you just
\n> want the pixels (and this is the right forum for that).
\n>
\n> --
\n> Fluppeteer
\n>