Hayward
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Key West, FL
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Re: These guys never seem to get it
Actually the average PC uses relatively little electricity, as long as you turn off the CRT when not in use... most newer monitors do this automatically these days.
Notebooks use even less.
Now a fully loaded tricked out PC can suck up quite a bit, but not the average one.
You could leave on a PC 24 hrs and probably not use more than 20 cents of electricity as long as the monitor was asleep half that time.
Mine stays on most of the time, but I do shut it down when I go to sleep or at work... partly just because Windows is happier when it is rebooted once a day anyhow.
It nice when you are expecting important EMAIL or someone to get online, to know as soon as it happens... as well as things like Seti and Folding, etc.
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richb01803
Rich
join:2001-02-14
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| said by hayward:
You could leave on a PC 24 hrs and probably not use more than 20 cents of electricity as long as the monitor was asleep half that time.
If a PC with monitor consumes 25 watts at idle, then it consumes 1 KWH per 40 hours. A month has 720 hours so at 10 cents a KWH the math works out to $1.80.
Even though the cost is low, human behavior doesn't seem to adjust quickly to that reality. Kids are taught to turn off appliances and lights when they're not using them, and it's hard for most people to un-learn that when it comes to deciding to leave something on all the time.
By the way, it's kinda pointless to debate this among ourselves, basing arguments on own personal habits: surely at least 95% of DSLR readers are among the 15% of people who don't care about electric bills, at least to the tune of a couple dollars a month. I ask that you think about computer usage at a relative or friend's house the last time you visited them.
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Hayward
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| said by richb01803:
By the way, it's kinda pointless to debate this among ourselves, basing arguments on own personal habits: surely at least 95% of DSLR readers are among the 15% of people who don't care about electric bills, at least to the tune of a couple dollars a month. I ask that you think about computer usage at a relative or friend's house the last time you visited them
Actually I do care hence 100% of my home lighting is compact florescent, and water heater is automated. These are important users of energy. I can turn on EVERY light in the house and still only be using under 400 watts. Current monitor is also Energy Star, so does shut down.
Also the computers of average relatives/friends may well stay on more (the old turning off is bad for it myth...and then wonder why Windows comes to a crawl  ) Most of them also still use 400% more expensive to operate incandescent bulbs (which also create a lot more heat, not good in the summer).
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biggknifeparty
join:2001-03-03
Winnipeg, MB
| reply to richb01803
The beauty of Canada, cheap hydroelectric power.
Here electricity is a little under 7 cents (canadian)/kWh... heh that's what? 4.75 cents US
Power is dirt cheap here. I have 5 additional case fans in my system (overclocked athlon 1ghz) and it still costs me almost nothing to run it 24/7. (I run a web server all the time) |
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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
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| said by biggknifeparty:
The beauty of Canada, cheap hydroelectric power.
Here electricity is a little under 7 cents (canadian)/kWh... heh that's what? 4.75 cents US
Power is dirt cheap here.
Yes that's true, but your taxes are much higher than ours. GST, PST, VAT, etc. You also pay almost double what we do for gasoline. |
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