Comparing a Small Server and a Printer
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@Dashrender said in Comparing a Small Server and a Printer:
I'd be happy to add $50 onto my $7K AIO to have it run 100% (though likely much more) faster. Yeah $50 on a $350 desktop model is a lot to add... but knowing what I have now compared to a machine that's $50 more, over the life of 5 years.. yeah, it would be worth it to spend it even on a $350 device.
Agreed, but you aren't talking about the same thing that we are discussing here. The interface can go as fast as you can type or see from a 8088 or Z80 processor. That's not CPU or RAM related. So while your final point, of wanting a faster input device, is completely valid, it's also not related to the context of this discussion or the one that spawned it (surprised that printers don't have AD services baked in.)
This is like stating that you wish the computer in your car was more powerful because it takes so long to drive places. While the computer in your car is important, it's not really a factor in how fast your car can go.
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The waiting for a response on those LCDs and on the web interface I'm assuming are CPU/RAM bound.
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@Dashrender said in Comparing a Small Server and a Printer:
The waiting for a response on those LCDs and on the web interface I'm assuming are CPU/RAM bound.
Web, maybe. LCD very unlikely. Can't be RAM bound, if that was a case you'd need swap space but printers don't have hard drives and swap space. So RAM is either enough or not enough, not fast or slow like a desktop.
CPU is possible, but displaying an LCD screen at full speed is trivial for a 486 or an M68000. So it's safe to assume that that is no the case. Web? Possible. But does the web interface impact using the product?
