Save Money and Power: Easy Steps to A Greener Computer

Here's a no brainer, why leave something on if you are not using it?

"Consider the following: The average Dell desktop uses 85 watts to idle, even if the monitor is off. If it is only in use or idling for 40 hours instead of 168 a week more than $40 worth of energy costs are saved a year."

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Save Money and Power: Easy Steps to A Greener Computer

The article fails to mention that by leaving a computer on you are also generating heat, this puts an additional load on cooling systems thus using even more power. This is particularly true of large desktop machines with lots of peripherals. Shut em down! Use a laptop.