Forum Home
Press F1
 
Thread ID: 117269 2011-04-11 03:30:00 One for those that know about PC Power consusmption tuiruru (12277) Press F1
Post ID Timestamp Content User
1193499 2011-04-11 03:30:00 This is "technical" so I've put it on this "side". Mods please move if necessary.

Has anybody looked into Granola (grano.la) which, apparently can save you power. The "results" of it's first run are attached but I don't really understand what it's doing or how it does it. Is it monitoring my laptop on line, in real time and making adjustments as it goes? If so, isn't that dangerous? MSSE hasn't flagged it....

And if it is legit, will the savings be worth bothering about? You may need to sniff round the site - all opinions and feedback appreciated. :thumbs:
tuiruru (12277)
1193500 2011-04-11 03:36:00 Interesting that according do it's default setting the average US cost of one KWhour is 12 cents! tuiruru (12277)
1193501 2011-04-11 03:38:00 Could have looked up some reviews:
download.cnet.com


it's not doing anything Power management can't already do.
pctek (84)
1193502 2011-04-11 03:43:00 So it's just a "feel good meter"? tuiruru (12277)
1193503 2011-04-11 04:02:00 It's roughly $10 a year savings based on my power rates and their claims, not worth the effort I'd say. dugimodo (138)
1193504 2011-04-11 07:34:00 So it's just a "feel good meter"?

It's an alternative to whats already built-in.
pctek (84)
1193505 2011-04-11 22:04:00 Thanks people. tuiruru (12277)
1193506 2011-04-12 00:46:00 Yep ... my Asus setup gives me pretty much the same information ... can anyone tell me how to claim back my carbon credits ... I've saved 103252.680mg since 21/01.2001 .... must be worth a couple of hundred bucks by now .... :rolleyes: SP8's (9836)
1193507 2011-04-12 02:45:00 Yep ... my Asus setup gives me pretty much the same information ... can anyone tell me how to claim back my carbon credits ... I've saved 103252.680mg since 21/01.2001 .... must be worth a couple of hundred bucks by now .... :rolleyes:

Go out into the forest and dig up a pine tree and take it home. All your credits in one handy tree
gary67 (56)
1193508 2011-04-12 02:59:00 Why thank ya kindley Gary !!! ... :D SP8's (9836)
1 2