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The wonders of USB and Firewire...
Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.
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The wonders of USB and Firewire...  Zogg | 10/03/08
But having said that...  Zogg | 10/03/08
Vista's sleep mode is a hybrid  ye | 10/03/08
Does Vista uses 0W in Sleep mode?  Zogg | 10/03/08
No, it does not. Do you unplug your TV? Cable box? DVR?  ye | 10/03/08
I turn my TV completely off, yes.  Zogg | 10/03/08
I did not asked if you turned it off. I asked if you unplugged it.  ye | 10/03/08
Ir DOESN'T, silly!  Zogg | 10/03/08
Then you have an old TV.  ye | 10/03/08
Hybrid mode uses same power as sleep mode  georgeou | 10/03/08
Hybernate does not wake nearly as quickly as sleep.  ye | 10/03/08
Never Power off a PC if not needed  Ludovit | 10/03/08
You're about 10 years out of style  georgeou | 10/03/08
I'd have to disagree  Ludovit | 10/03/08
I have to agree with you  Lerianis | 10/05/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 10/05/08
Why don't you cite specific failures? What fails?  georgeou | 10/05/08
I did ...  Ludovit | 10/06/08
What does hardware failure have to do with energy savings???  Budman o Riverside | 10/06/08
RE: Put your PC on an energy diet!  Monosdeja | 10/03/08
power that LED  Maarek | 10/03/08
For bachelors, etc.  Rick_R | 10/03/08
Throttle the CPU  bryantrv | 10/03/08
Of course it does  georgeou | 10/03/08
Then..  bryantrv | 10/03/08
Power save mode is on by default in XP and Vista  georgeou | 10/05/08
RE: Put your PC on an energy diet!  davidsmontgomery@... | 10/03/08
BOINC doesn't have to cost more  cputrdoc | 10/03/08
Yes, but you could still turn it OFF.  Zogg | 10/03/08
S3 sleep mode is 2W, not 10 watts  georgeou | 10/03/08
2W is more than 0W.  Zogg | 10/03/08
You are still talking about "stand-by" mode.  Zogg | 10/04/08
What is the manufacturer and model of your TV?  ye | 10/04/08
But how hard did you look?  Zogg | 10/04/08
Again I ask: Who is the manufacture and what is the model of your TV?  ye | 10/04/08
Didn't you read? My TV uses 0W when off.  Zogg | 10/04/08
Again I ask: Who is the manufacture and what is the model of your TV?  ye | 10/04/08
You are very predictable.  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: There's an easy way to find out who's wrong. Just provide...  ye | 10/04/08
Really? By all means, share this wonderful method... (NT)  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: I already have. Repeatedly. I'll repeat once more:  ye | 10/04/08
In case you haven't already noticed...  Zogg | 10/04/08
Specifically-  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: LOL! You don't trust me? Do you think I'm going to use...  ye | 10/04/08
No, just produce a number out of "thin air".  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: I already proved you wrong. No more need be done.  ye | 10/04/08
Now who's refusing to provide information?  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: It's very simple. Using the manufacturer and model number I can...  ye | 10/04/08
You didn't answer the question! You just restated it!  Zogg | 10/04/08
Zogg Zogg: No surprise you dodged it again.  ye | 10/04/08
I've already stated my terms, and am still waiting for you to fulfiil them.  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg: Your terms are nothing more than a pathetic...  ye | 10/04/08
I see - you had no method.  Zogg | 10/04/08
@Zogg  preachjohn | 10/04/08
because it saves money.  jan bLinQue | 10/05/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 10/05/08
Replace your power hungry desktop with ...  joemartn | 10/05/08
Hmmm...  Mike (not Cox) | 10/05/08
My desktop computer runs 50 watts in idle!  Grayson Peddie | 10/06/08
RE: Put your PC on an energy diet!  dprozzo | 10/05/08
Speedstep on a Desktop  KeeBaud | 10/06/08
Advice (and a little debate)  CobraA1 | 10/06/08
cheaper to add another PC in my case  Jim Johnson | 10/06/08
really a bachelor  ttheys@... | 10/06/08
Added security benefit of the OFF Button  Dr_Zinj | 10/06/08
It's not exempt?  CobraA1 | 10/06/08
RE: Put your PC on an energy diet!  bruce88 | 10/15/08
RE: Put your PC on an energy diet!  rdhalsteatzd | 10/15/08

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