On 09/18/2012 11:03 PM, Dale wrote: > Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:53:53 -0500 >> Canek Peláez Valdés <can...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> When I moved in with my GF, her electric bill shoot up to the roof (I >>> brought my 46" LCD TV, PlayStation 3, and in total 5 computers and >>> other electronics). After a couple of months of shock of seeing the >>> electric bills, we started to do this kind of stuff >>> (suspending/hibernating our machines, using CFL instead of normal >>> light bulbs, etc.), and we cut the spending almost in four. >> Apartment living maybe? >> >> I have 1 XBox, 2 Wii's, 40" LED TV, 22" LED monitor, 16" LCD monitor, an >> xbmc frontend, 2 el-cheap android tablets permanently plugged in, 1 >> desktop, 2 HP microservers and 3 laptops running almost 24/7. And about >> 10 incandescent bulbs all evening, 2 neons and umpteen CFLs. >> >> It's a lot of power, sure. >> >> And all quite insignificant when compared to what the swimming pool >> pump uses...... >> >> All a matter of perspective I suppose :-) >> > > > My biggest expenses, refrigeration and heating/cooling. I have a large > fridge, two deep freezers, two window A/C's for summer and a large > heater for the winter. Compare any of those to my computer, the > computer is a rounding error. My main rig, monitor, router, DSL modem > and printer pulls about 150 watts at most. At most would be while it is > compiling or something. When idle, ~100 watts. I figured it up once > and I think it costs about $12.00 a month to run. Heck, when I have a > $200.00 power bill, rounding error comes to mind. Heck, taxes and fees > on the power bill is more than my puter uses. I would much rather fuss > about the taxes than my puter. I use my puter. lol > > I think you hit it pretty good tho Alan. It's perspective. >
It's not only about power bill costs. Oil and gas are limited resources and we're not leaving much to the next generations. Yes, it's a matter of perspective :-) raf
