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A while back I bought a power consumption meter, which I can use to measure the power consumption of any electric device. This was a real eye-opener for me. I knew things used a bit of power while in stand-by mode, but I had no idea how much they actually used!
My computer + screen turned out to use a good 20W together, even when I had switched them off with (what I thought was) the hard
power switch on the back. In soft
power-off it uses 30W. Also, I found out that my speakers use 4W whether off or on, because of the power adapter.
Mum's computer, which is a PIII 533MHz, uses a whopping 65W in normal (soft
) power-off mode! So, when you're switching your computer off - pull the plug at the same time. That way we can take some stress off the earth.
3 Comment(s):
At 1:29 PM,
Dan said…
What's the exact name of the product?
Searching on the clasohlson site (I don't speak Swedish) or for "etech e300 power meter" reveals nothing...
At 1:44 PM,
David Naylor said…
Product page
(SEK 198 is rougly 26 USD.)
At 1:45 PM,
David Naylor said…
Oh, and to answer your question, I think it's called ETECH PM300.
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