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minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoThat calculation only makes sense if you never shut down your computer, instead of only when you accidentally hit “restart” and need to go right away.
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoLots of people leave their computers running 24/7, though. The TLC said the power draw would be small, so I just wanted to point out that what might look like a negligible amount of power can add up to be more than youd expect.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoThat’s not really what’s being discussed here, though. There’s a big difference between doing it all the time and only doing it once in a blue moon.
That calculation only makes sense if you never shut down your computer, instead of only when you accidentally hit “restart” and need to go right away.
Lots of people leave their computers running 24/7, though. The TLC said the power draw would be small, so I just wanted to point out that what might look like a negligible amount of power can add up to be more than youd expect.
That’s not really what’s being discussed here, though. There’s a big difference between doing it all the time and only doing it once in a blue moon.