Lawrence David Eden wrote: > I used to turn my Mac off whenever I was not using it. My intention > was to save electricity. However, a few months ago, I had some > startup issues with my old Smurf and I began leaving the computer on > because re-starts were traumatic. > Those issues have all been resolved now (Thanks, DC), but I found > that the convenience of having my Mac on all the time was worth the > electricity I was burning. I use sleep mode and my monitor sleeps > too. I have not seen any difference in my electric bill.....
B&W G3s (Smurfs) do not sleep. They do sleep the monitor but the computer doesn't sleep so it keeps using the same amount of power. The monitor does account for about half the power so sleeping it does save a fair amount. Note that G3 iMacs and G4 Towers in sleep still draw a fair amount of power, about 1/4 that of when awake. Intel iMacs draw as much power (around 1W) whether asleep or off. This is based on actual measurements of power drawn. None of this is going to be noticeable on your electric bill, the computer being on or not gets lost in the noise. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
