We've had the same dilemma - but it all goes in the skip now*. Why? For the same reason you've quoted - power costs. Electric costs now account for the vast majority of any running costs of a server. It really is cheaper to buy new, power lean servers and run them - rather than keep using old kit.
Even the charity that Kitty works for is now doing the same, hence the low price on ebay. I guess it's also saving the environment too in a wierd kind of way.
Warren
* By which I mean it's all WEEE compliantly disposed of, of course.
Jake,
We've had the same dilemma - but it all goes in the skip now*. Why? For the same reason you've quoted - power costs. Electric costs now account for the vast majority of any running costs of a server. It really is cheaper to buy new, power lean servers and run them - rather than keep using old kit.
Even the charity that Kitty works for is now doing the same, hence the low price on ebay. I guess it's also saving the environment too in a wierd kind of way.
Warren
* By which I mean it's all WEEE compliantly disposed of, of course.