"Green" power (was: Re: [NCLUG] PC for Linux (Ubuntu))

Jim Hutchinson jim at ubuntu-rocks.org
Sat Sep 13 09:12:11 MDT 2008


On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 2:43 AM, Sean Reifschneider <jafo at tummy.com> wrote:

> You're also forgetting that at least half the year we need heating around
> here, and a computer that is running F at H is almost 100% efficient at
> converting electricity into heat.  That's heat that your furnace doesn't
> need to generate.  So half the year it probably doesn't make sense even
> from a conservation standpoint.


I would seriously encourage you to get a new power supply. Mine only
converts abut 15% to heat with the rest being used to power the computer. :)

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