[linuxola] power costs for new versus old devices

[Theo Schmidt]

Felix wrote:
> Hi,well about the issue of the old computer, we find it much more 
confortable
> if we use the materials which we can afford for. In short we are presently
> without any official sponsor so to me the issue of new material is out of 
discussion.

Hi Felix,

Of course there is no question of buying things when there is no funding. 
However the project needs funding in any case and the actual hardware only 
represents part of the total costs.


> Furthermore about the issue of Labtop, I find it inefficient in our capacity
> as a non-governmental organisation to start thinking of labtops. We have
> very little resources for such products at the moment.

I would think that it soon will be easy to get used laptops. I have two or 
three I could donate myself. They are also easy to send by mail. The savings 
in electricity are great. The biggest problem is that they cannot be easily 
altered and even just adding more memory costs too much.


> I think we most never forget the fact that, the project is to help the 
people
> to use the most common and cheap materials which they can afford for in 
Africa,
> not at the Level of European standard. Because they can a well reach the 
European 
> standard with the knowledge which we can provide .

I agree. But please don't make the same mistake that people in Switzerland 
make when project planners completely forget about energy costs simply 
because it is a different account. It is no service to people in Africa if 
they get a device free which costs a lot of electricity. Mainly we have to 
identify the uses where the devices are in constant use and those where the 
use is short.

Regards, Theo