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> Why spend so much to save 10 watts ? That's a wrong mindset to have. How are we going to improve environment if we will be careless about energy? As in the
by varispeed 3y ago
> Why spend so much to save 10 watts ?
That's a wrong mindset to have. How are we going to improve environment if we will be careless about energy?
As in the saying
> If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves
- jadamson 3y agoHow much energy was spent on raw materials, components, assembly, and shipping?
- varispeed 3y agoProduction and shipping is a one time event and most likely in the same ballpark regardless how much energy the device uses. Whereas power consumption is recurring and it adds up. Multiply the difference by hundreds of thousands or more devices and it is no longer is trivial.
- dns_snek 3y agoThey might not consume a lot of power, but they're also not doing much work. How does their performance per watt compare to a modern low power laptop, an intel NUC, the N100, etc.?