On Dec 21, 1:39 am, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:58 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > > > This would add $25/mo to my electric bill (at 15 > > cents the KWH). Which is why when this occurred to me, I set my G4s to > > sleep when left alone for a bit. > > The heat vented from the G5 will off-set some of the heating costs in > the winter, so you might not necessarily want to sleep your Mac in > winter, especially if you have a cold room.
If the home's heating system is built right, it's ill-advised to shut off vents in individual rooms. That said, Kris, it's exactly what I used to do in the winter. In the summer I needed a fan to better circulate air into my home office. -- 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
