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| Thread ID: 54396 | 2005-02-11 04:09:00 | Computer power: To shut down or leave on | mister harbies (5607) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 323828 | 2005-02-11 06:07:00 | Maybe some of you aren't thinking outside of the box... Leaving your computer on more than necessary leads to a higher power bill which makes a bigger indent in someone's pocket (hopefully yours), which implies more power is being used. Which isn't exactly what we need. Give your computer(s) to a friend for a month, read books instead, and see how much your power bill drops. |
agent (30) | ||
| 323829 | 2005-02-11 06:31:00 | I doubt it would drop by any noticable amount, Only thing that sucks back the juice is a CRT,and they flick off by auto. My power bill has been tiny since i replaced the Water system with a Hot on demand gas unit. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 323830 | 2005-02-11 07:48:00 | Maybe some of you aren't thinking outside of the box... Leaving your computer on more than necessary leads to a higher power bill which makes a bigger indent in someone's pocket (hopefully yours), which implies more power is being used. Which isn't exactly what we need. Give your computer(s) to a friend for a month, read books instead, and see how much your power bill drops. Well personally I blame Telecom for that. If they gave me faster flat-rate internet, instead of the pathetic narrowband speed they have the cheek to call 'broadband', then I wouldn't have to leave my PC on 24/7 to download all the stuff I want. :) |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 323831 | 2005-02-11 07:58:00 | Desktop is off at night, purely because it's too noisy to be kept on. I also turn my server off because it's Windows ME (If I can get my hands on a NT based OS I'll leave it on all the time) | Edward (31) | ||
| 323832 | 2005-02-11 08:55:00 | Edward, I apologise for this: A server running Win ME!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D |
george12 (7) | ||
| 323833 | 2005-02-11 09:05:00 | Shouldn't that be: Windows ME running as a server?! :lol::lol::lol: |
agent (30) | ||
| 323834 | 2005-02-11 09:43:00 | Maybe some of you aren't thinking outside of the box... Leaving your computer on more than necessary leads to a higher power bill which makes a bigger indent in someone's pocket (hopefully yours), which implies more power is being used. Which isn't exactly what we need. Give your computer(s) to a friend for a month, read books instead, and see how much your power bill drops. 1. I do not have any friends. 2. I read around 4-5 books per week. Not all of these will match the word count from "War and Peace" or "Gone with the Wind." I admit to having read both though. 3. Computer is on 24/7. 4. I work and therefore can afford the power bill. 5. YMMV! |
AMD1 (6552) | ||
| 323835 | 2005-02-11 14:36:00 | I simply put mine to sleep or shut down/restart if windows throws a hissy... If I need to download stuff I leave it on overnight CRT is off, but unplug my 120mm beast of a fan... so i can.. sleep... speaking of sleep... *heat hits desk* |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 323836 | 2005-02-11 20:16:00 | Shouldn't that be: Windows ME running as a server?! :lol::lol::lol: Shouldnt that be: Windows ME running? :D |
Sam I Am (1679) | ||
| 323837 | 2005-02-11 20:29:00 | :( | Edward (31) | ||
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