It did for me, but the old Dell wasn't that modern! It was purchased in 2002, a 2.2GHz Pentium 4. Replaced with the Mac mini server in 2010. Look at it this way -- if you save 100 watts, that's 2.4 kWH/day or 72 kWH/month. If you are paying 10 cents/kWH then that's costing $7.20/month.
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Why a Mac Mini + TBD is a better choice than an iMac
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It did for me, but the old Dell wasn't that modern! It was purchased in 2002, a 2.2GHz Pentium 4. Replaced with the Mac mini server in 2010. Look at it this way -- if you save 100 watts, that's 2.4 kWH/day or 72 kWH/month. If you are paying 10 cents/kWH then that's costing $7.20/month.
Oh, okay, that's a different story. But 2002, power was cheaper, I suppose.
Anyways, it's always nice to save power and money, so if the Mini really needs less power than an iMac, it's a rather good thing.Go the Mac Mini route. The components in both machines will be obsolete in a few years regardless. With the iMac you lose the beautiful display with the computer because the display will last much longer than the components inside. However with the Mini you get to keep TBD and just upgrade the computer. So by the time you are ready to upgrade your computer in a few years you will have already saved money by not upgrading both the computer and the display again.