In article <dfgs7r$gjq$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
fliblebibble@adamsonfdfgdf.com says...
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> PCPlus did a test this month using power meters. They found that when idle,
> an athlon 64 computer used 132W, while a P4 used 170W.

Well, I can tell you now, that my computers do not cost £60 a year to
run.

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> Shockingly, even when switched off they used 27W and 28W repectively. That

If left connected to the mains, they will, but then, so do videos, set
top boxes, T.v's left in standby, and a lot of other electrical
products,

> can't be just wol, surely! As would be expected S3 standby mode used onlya
> little more power. It is a very neat standby mode in my view.
>

S3 is a pain in the neck, if you are on a network. Everytime I put my
computer on any standby, when it returns, it can't find the network.