I use some kind of cheap power meter too. I think it's accurate enough, because it's results look good for other devices (ACER Atom netbook -> 11-15W, PC with 1HDD and AMD 5050e CPU-> 50-60W).
HP Microserver in Poweroff or hibernate never droped below 11W and below 35W when running. I was...
Since Tuesday, I'm an owner of HP Microserver. Currently running Ubuntu Linux 11.04 x64 on it.
The box is advertised as low power, but I'm disappointed:
- it draws 13W while powered off
- 46W running in default configuration (1x250GB HDD)
AMD Neo CPU is 12W TDP only, and this disk may...