Il giorno 30-09-2012 19:06, Dan ha scritto: >> I was astonished to discover it sucks 17 Watts when off! :-o Correction: on a second, more accurate measurement, my G5 seems to draw 9 Watts when off (instead of 17 - I'm using a cheap power meter, kind of a "Kill-a-watt", and they are often inaccurate at low power consumption).
> You mean physically shutdown or just sleeping? What about the display? I mean shutdown. No light. Totally dead. :-) And I measured the G5 only, no other connected appliance. > If the former, then that seems strange. Actually, it's not. I got a measurement-mania :-D and measured everything in my home. Any IT equipment seem to draw some power when off: - I tested 4 Windows PCs: they draw from 4 to 7 Watts when off. Some of them still draw 1 or 2 Watts even when the (hard) switch is off! :-o - My 21" Sony CRT monitor draws between 10 and 21 Watts when off; ironically, it draws the very same when it's in stand-by. - My 15" Neovo LCD monitor draws 2 Watts when off. It looks like electronic engineers have a different meaning for the word "off" than normal people. ;-) Il giorno 30-09-2012 23:21, Ángel Villodre López ha scritto: > Thanks for sharing all this data, it's real food for thought - 17 watts > being in shutdown is a nasty consumption Well, actually it seems 9 Watts instead. Still too much for me anyway. It would cost me around 10 euros each year, just for being connected to the mains. :-( (but since it's connected to an UPS that I switch off when not in use, it doesn't) -- 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
