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I recently got the Kill-a-Watt to test electricity usage by different devices. My laptop uses a mere $13 worth of electricity per year (And that is assuming th
by NathanKP 17y ago
I recently got the Kill-a-Watt to test electricity usage by different devices. My laptop uses a mere $13 worth of electricity per year (And that is assuming that I leave it on constantly rather than closing the lid and letting it hibernate). Modern computing devices have become so efficient that they make little impact. If you want to save energy it is better to look at your refrigerator, stove, AC, and the other major electricity burners.
- zandorg 17y agoI have a home music production studio with 15 devices (mixers, synths, processors, amp, laptop, ancient PC). I used a measuring device and even though the PC is supposed to use 250 watts or so, the entire studio is only 468 watts! This is a cost of around 4.68 pence an hour (I think a kilowatt here is 10 pence), which isn't bad when a commercial studio costs at least 10 pounds. I'm not a US citizen but this helps you calculate (each value is the cost of a kilowatt): http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html