Save and Go Green: Computer Energy Saving

Very good and informative article. Going to bookmark this one for later reference when I do my next power evaluation.

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Really informative post and great charts for reference, thank you!

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I’m very surprised that there is a difference between “turned off” and “unplugged”.

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Good and very informative post.

Living off grid we are very energy aware. We turn everything off when not in use, it’s amazing how much leaving things on standby can still use a lot off power.

You rock. World needs more souls like you.

Hmmm. I have always gone by the energy star sticker, perhaps there is more to it.

Going green with your IT is something everyone should do (or at least try to do). There are a lot more resources available these days.

http://www.deltyme.com/index.php/Latest/Green-IT-initiative.html

We have to go green in every aspect of our lives. This means that we have to pay attention with everything at home, in the office, and everywhere which can influence our environment. For those who always use computer have to care about the energy needed for working with it.

That’s why I switched from desktop to laptop, much better on energy for me.

I’ve always wondered how much the sleep function actually saves. I only use my laptop now so I use a lot less power than I used to.

Sounds very interesting.. great post, thanks

You can also save a heap of energy by reducing the screen resolution. Im not sure of the hard numbers but I know its significant because my laptops battery lasts twice as long when its set up this way. You’ll also do your eyes a massive favor.

I’m happy to see how much less power a laptop uses. Is it better to charge it up, unplug it and let it run down and then recharge, or have it sitting on charge all the time?

Thank you, I recently purchased an energy saving desktop, and wondered what the cost to use a computer was in the first place. We started shutting down our computer at night & sleep it during the day now. I believe we will save money, and this post proves it! Being a 3 computer household, this really adds up.

I have been following your advice and I do see a difference on my monthly electricity bill.

Sounds very interesting, it’s amazing how much leaving things on standby can still use a lot off power.

this year we started our campaign in the office to unplug electronic devices when unused. we had 7% decrease in our electrical bill…
not bad for just unplugging. 🙂

thanks for sharing.