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Steve Chippy PaineJune 20, 2011April 14, 2015Solar PCs2 Comments

NC215S Samsung Netbook with (Est… 4W) Integrated Solar Panel.

Samsung make, in my experience, some of the most efficient netbooks and laptops in the market. Over the last 5 years I’ve repeatedly seen idle / background drain figures that are better than anything else which is why I’m looking forward to testing the Samsung TX100 when it launches. Based on Intel’s Oaktrail it should […]

Steve Chippy PaineJanuary 30, 2011April 14, 2015Solar PCs

More Thoughts on a Solar PC for 2011

Looking back on the date of my previous post about a Solar, mobile PC for 2011 I think its time for an update. Firstly, WOW!, the Galaxy Tab is working out amazingly well for me as a productive device and PCs just can touch it in terms of social apps, location, tracking and microblogging. I’m […]

Steve Chippy PaineJuly 20, 2010April 14, 2015Solar PCs3 Comments

Viliv S10 Netbook as Solar-Powered Desktop (Cont’d)

  I talked yesterday about my testing with the Viliv S10 and my 24w solar panel. Today I’ve implemented the solution as my desktop PC. Previously (for the last 5 months) I had been using a Fujitsu U820 UMPC as my desktop. It was running Windows XP on a Intel Atom 1.6 CPU. The Viliv […]

Steve Chippy PaineJanuary 31, 2010April 14, 2015Solar PCs7 Comments

A Solar-Powered PC for 2010.

I’d love to get out an do another Solar Computing Tour in 2010 but I’ll have to plan it carefully. Our new baby is due in March so maybe I can pull a long weekend together in late August but we’ll have to see how things go. It doesn’t stop me thinking about solar computing […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 16, 2009April 14, 2015Solar PCs2 Comments

Mobile Solar Computing with the Viliv X70 UMPC

I just wanted to give you solar computing fans a quick heads-up on a new solution that you should consider. The Viliv X70 EX. I’ve been testing it for the last week and as a standalone UMPC its a really flexible solution. SSD and 3G options, high quality build and very long battery life. In […]

Steve Chippy PaineMay 6, 2008April 14, 2015Solar PCs3 Comments

Solar-UMPC-powered web server testing.

Yes, its that time of year again where we get the first encouraging days of sunshine in Europe so I’ve been into the cellar and dusted-off my Sunlinq 24W solar panel.  Sun strength for the last 2.5 days.   I’m not planning a solarumpc tour this year but I am planning to get some use […]

Steve Chippy PaineDecember 6, 2007April 14, 2015Solar PCs

Solar powered ‘desktop PC’

This setup looks familiar!! Mini PC, Solar panel battery pack. The only difference here to my UMPC setup is that the CPU and screen are in separate units. The Aleutia E1 is billed as the ‘ultimate off-grid computer’ by the London based company and they also offer the complete solution as an ‘office in a […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 2, 2007April 14, 2015Solar PCs

An evening outside with a Samsung Q1b.

The new tent has arrived, the bike baggage, and finally, some warmer weather so I’m taking the chance to test things out in the garden. My daughter is nearly asleep in the tent and I’m perched outside with the Samsung Q1b and organizer pack resting on one of my panniers, a clip-on LED lamp a […]

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