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Cost of leaving computer ON ?

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Original Message
Name: doghead
Date: June 19, 2003 at 17:02:33 Pacific
Subject: Cost of leaving computer ON ?
OS: W98se
CPU/Ram: P2/450/128/13
Comment:

Does anyone know what it costs in hydro per hour or day to leave a computer ON, vs. turning it OFF??
(assuming sleep mode for any length of time.....)

Thanks for any info.
d


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Response Number 1
Name: safeTsurfa
Date: June 19, 2003 at 18:21:10 Pacific
Subject: Cost of leaving computer ON ?
Reply: (edit)

No idea of actual figures, but it is minimal. As long as you leave the fans running so it stays cool, by all means, leave it on. There is one school of thought this is better for the computer, as the power surges from a cold boot can cause deterioration in hardware performance.


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Response Number 2
Name: johnoh
Date: June 19, 2003 at 18:24:43 Pacific
Subject: Cost of leaving computer ON ?
Reply: (edit)

always turn off the monitor when you get up since it takes more than half the computer electricity.

Use vcool or cpuidle to cut your daily system unit wattage by 50%.


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