Thanks Nivard Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] How Much!! > Hi Pam > > There has been an ongoing argument on the subject of whether to turn off > computers at night or when not in use for as long as I can remember > > A no brainer as far as I am concerned > > Anything you leave on will use more power and cost more than something you > turn off > > As money is hard to come by and the worlds resources are finite why waste > either I ask (I am not a greeny by the way) > > In terms of running cost, a tower or desk top will use more than a laptop > and a flat screen uses less than a CRT monitor > > Having had some problems with our power supplier and not trusting their > meters I bought a small device with calculates the power used and is > programmable with the unit cost and will therefore work out the running > costs of any plug in device > > I can't put my hand on my figures just now to give exacts unfortunately > but > there are plenty of discussions on the subject found with a google for > computer running costs > > The usual arguments against switching your computer or monitor off are :- > > It uses more power whilst booting up > (but as that takes a few minutes do not see that as a valid argument) > > It weakens components by switching on and off > (as I have seen no evidence of that personal or otherwise find it hard to > believe) > > I see no logical reason to leave anything on unless it is actually doing > something > > Another point that seems to be often missed is that many things particular > those using a transformer still draw power even when switched off, I have > my > computer, screen and all my peripherals into a multi block surge protected > socket which in turn is plugged into a remote plug, one button and > everything is off > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > >> If I leave my computer on all the time but turn off the screens at night >> how >> much more does it cost that to switch them off at night and on again in a >> morning?? we have been having an argument about it so please if someone >> could enlighten me please!!!! >> >> Pam > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >