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Power Supply of the Future!

IceDigger - Nov 6, 2004

		IceDigger	Nov 6, 2004
		http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item... How about a hot swapable power supply? Should clean up the mess inside pc's.

		schi0249	Nov 6, 2004
		Pretty sweet. And I like the redesigned molex connectors. They look a hell of a lot more sturdy.

		Alexvrb	Nov 6, 2004
		Hot swap is nothing new, but the modularity is. A good idea, but more plug-in connections means more room for poor contact when things don't go your way. I'm undecided as to its ultimate usefulness, particularly given its inevitable cost.

		Raijin Z	Nov 7, 2004
		Are standard PSUs deemed so obtrusive as to necessitate a monstrosity like this? I can see any practical use for it. Then again, if it were meant for practicality, it wouldn't be metallic blue, now would it?

		ExCyber	Nov 7, 2004
		I didn't see any mention of it being hot-swappable. Besides, to hot-swap a power supply, you kind of need two.

		IceDigger	Nov 7, 2004
		Swap the plugs for it I meant, not the actual power supply.

		schi0249	Nov 7, 2004
		I agree the designs is rather beastly. What I liked were the redeisgned connectors. I hate how fragile molex connectors are. Or am I the only one that has broken one before?

		it290	Nov 7, 2004
		I've always found them to be pretty sturdy. I've only broken one once, and that was intentional.

		Quadriflax	Nov 7, 2004
		I've never broken one, but they kinda hurt my fingers sometimes when I have to push harder than normal to get them in.

		Alexvrb	Nov 7, 2004
		Originally posted by Raijin Z@Sun, 2004-11-07 @ 09:26 AM Are standard PSUs deemed so obtrusive as to necessitate a monstrosity like this? I can see any practical use for it. Then again, if it were meant for practicality, it wouldn't be metallic blue, now would it? You've more or less got it. As for molex connectors, I've generally found them to be OK, but I prefer SATA connectors for new HDs. I've occasionally had a molex to molex connection that is ridiculously tight and to disconnect them I end up taking a couple of Robogrips to it.

		ExCyber	Nov 7, 2004
		I've occasionally had a molex to molex connection that is ridiculously tight and to disconnect them I end up taking a couple of Robogrips to it. That's a feature, damn it.

		Alexvrb	Nov 8, 2004
		You're absolutely right, how could I have forgotten! Of course that means all my other connectors are defective. Oh well, a little super glue and they'll be just as tight as the working ones