Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Gas prices.. was a weird forward..

["Igor Izyumin Jr." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Well, this is why the EPA got into the whole "green PC" gig.  They
> probably even have the numbers you're looking for.  Apple PCs and
> notebooks have a really efficient sleep mode that you can use (it spins
> down the harddrive, blanks the screen, and slows the processor).  The
> nice thing about that is that is that it also reduces the amount of heat
> the thing gives off.
The part about turning off the hard drive pisses me off the most.  It 
probably takes more energy to start it than to keep it running.  Also, hard 
drives have a limited number of turn on/off cycles before they break down.  
Not to mention that they barely consume any electricity when they're just 
running.  Of course, if you use your computer once a week and leave it on 
24/7 it makes sense.  But it doesn't make sense to leave it on 24/7 in that 
case.
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-- Igor
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