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Most likely, your desktop would have to print gold to make up for the difference in your power bill compared to a ChromeBox too. My desktop needs a couple hundr
by dangrossman 14y ago
Most likely, your desktop would have to print gold to make up for the difference in your power bill compared to a ChromeBox too. My desktop needs a couple hundred watts; my Google TV box needs closer to 10. Running a full-size desktop where you don't need the power is equivalent to a voluntary subscription fee versus a one-time payment.
- no-espam 14y agoUnless you have an overclocked, ultra graphics machine running distributed apps or playing games most of the day, a desktop does not cost that much more to run. Just because your power supply says 500W doesn't actually mean you are using that much. I did the calculations on my mac mini vs my i2500K win7, which is much faster, and I was surprised the difference was about $60 a year.