I've got an lcd moniter. You can answer this question in two different ways; both preferably: in absolute terms, ie in kW, and in percentage terms, ie with respect to power use when screen is on.
Boy, that sentence stretched my command of punctuation
2007-09-21 21:57:00 · 2 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Typical idle and full load consumptions excluding monitor are in these links:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/10073/16
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article752-page4.html
2007-09-21 22:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what the figures are but I heard Leo Laporte say recently that if you plan to use your computer within 4 hours then do not turn it off... basically saying that spinning up the disk/s when turning on a computer uses as much power as a computer sitting idol for 4 hours with the screen off.
2007-09-22 05:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋